शाम्यन्ति शुद्धिमायान्ति सौम्यास्तिष्ठन्ति सून्नते । अचञ्चले जले तृष्णाः शरदीवाऽभ्रमालिकाः ॥ २२ ॥
śāmyanti śuddhimāyānti saumyāstiṣṭhanti sūnnatē | acañcalē jalē tṛṣṇāḥ śaradīvā’bhramālikāḥ || 22 ||
Translation
Cravings are calmed, become pure, grow gentle and rest in the lofty one whose waters do not stir, as rows of clouds do in autumn.
Word by word
- śāmyanti
- are calmed
- śuddhim
- pure
- āyānti
- become
- saumyās
- (saumyāḥ) gentle
- tiṣṭhanti
- rest
- sūnnatē
- in the lofty one
- acañcalē
- do not stir
- jalē
- whose waters
- tṛṣṇāḥ
- cravings
- śaradi
- in autumn
- iva
- as
- abhra
- of clouds
- mālikāḥ
- rows
Meaning
The commentary: as in autumn the rows of clouds, no longer wishing to rain, rest on a high mountain, become clear and are stilled, so those who reflect on this work become free of craving and rest in their own high state. The cravings are not driven out by force; they settle, as autumn clouds do.