यथा सङ्कल्पनगरे पुंसो हर्षविषादिता । न बाधते तथैवाऽस्मिन् परिज्ञाते जगद्भ्रमे ॥ ३९ ॥
yathā saṅkalpanagarē puṁsō harṣaviṣāditā | na bādhatē tathaivā’smin parijñātē jagadbhramē || 39 ||
Translation
As joy and sorrow in a city of the imagination do not oppress a man, so, once this world-illusion is known, it does not oppress.
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- saṅkalpa
- of the imagination
- nagarē
- in a city
- puṁsō
- (puṁsaḥ) a man
- harṣa
- joy
- viṣāditā
- and sorrow
- na
- not
- bādhatē
- oppress
- tathā
- so
- ēva
- indeed
- asmin
- this
- parijñātē
- once is known
- jagat
- world
- bhramē
- illusion
Meaning
The commentary: the building of an imagined city brings no joy, and its fall no grief, once it is known as imagination. Known as a fancy, the world is no longer a source of distress.