पौरान् सभ्यान् समानेतुं ययुर्याष्टीकपङ्क्तयः । व्यवहारं कलयितुमुर्व्यामर्ककरा इव ॥ ४६ ॥
paurān sabhyān samānētuṁ yayuryāṣṭīkapaṅktayaḥ | vyavahāraṁ kalayitumurvyāmarkakarā iva || 46 ||
Translation
Lines of staff-bearers went to bring the townsfolk and courtiers, like the sun's rays going over the earth to set people to their dealings.
Word by word
- paurān
- the townsfolk
- sabhyān
- and courtiers
- samānētuṁ
- to bring
- yayur
- (yayuḥ) went
- yāṣṭīka
- of staff-bearers
- paṅktayaḥ
- lines
- vyavahāraṁ
- to dealings
- kalayitum
- to set people
- urvyām
- over the earth
- arka
- of the sun
- karā
- (karāḥ) the rays
- iva
- like
Meaning
The commentary: as the sun's rays come to earth to set everyone to their work, so the mace-bearers went to fetch the townsfolk and courtiers.