अक्षयः स्वप्नशैलाभः स्थिरस्वप्नपुरोपमः । चित्रकृत्स्थिरचित्तस्थचित्रसैन्यसमाकृतिः ॥ ५ ॥
akṣayaḥ svapnaśailābhaḥ sthirasvapnapurōpamaḥ | citrakṛtsthiracittasthacitrasainyasamākṛtiḥ || 5 ||
Translation
It is imperishable, like a mountain in a dream, like a long-lasting city in a dream, like an army painted in the steady mind of a painter.
Word by word
- akṣayaḥ
- imperishable
- svapna
- in a dream
- śaila
- a mountain
- ābhaḥ
- like
- sthira
- long-lasting; steady
- pura
- a city
- upamaḥ
- like
- citrakṛt
- of a painter
- citta
- in the mind
- stha
- held
- citra
- painted
- sainya
- an army
- samākṛtiḥ
- in form like
Meaning
Another commentary: like a mountain in a dream, which does not perish; like a city of a dream that lasts long; like the army painted in the picture held in a painter's steady mind, made of his impressions. "Imperishable" is said from within: as long as the dream lasts the dream mountain stands, and as long as the painter holds the picture the army is there.