हृदयं नाऽवलुम्पन्ति भीमाः संसृतिभीतयः । पुरःस्थितमपि प्राज्ञं महोपलमिवेषवः ॥ १५ ॥
hṛdayaṁ nā’valumpanti bhīmāḥ saṁsṛtibhītayaḥ | puraḥsthitamapi prājñaṁ mahōpalamivēṣavaḥ || 15 ||
Translation
The fearful terrors of saṁsāra do not tear at the heart of the wise, even when they stand before him, as arrows do not pierce a great rock.
Word by word
- hṛdayaṁ
- the heart
- na
- not
- avalumpanti
- tear at
- bhīmāḥ
- fearful
- saṁsṛti
- of saṁsāra
- bhītayaḥ
- the terrors
- puraḥ
- before him
- sthitam
- standing
- api
- even
- prājñaṁ
- of the wise
- mahā
- great
- upalam
- a rock
- iva
- as
- iṣavaḥ
- arrows
Meaning
The commentary: even with the causes of fear right in front of him, fear does not wound the knower's heart. Verse 14 spoke of armour, which can still be dented; here the image is a rock, which is not even marked.