यत्राऽधुना स भर्ता मे स्थितः सर्गः स कृत्रिमः । अहं मन्ये यतः शून्यो देशकालाद्यपूरकः ॥ १७ ॥
yatrā’dhunā sa bhartā mē sthitaḥ sargaḥ sa kṛtrimaḥ | ahaṁ manyē yataḥ śūnyō dēśakālādyapūrakaḥ || 17 ||
Translation
The creation where my husband now stands is artificial, I think, since it is empty and fills no place, time and the rest."
Word by word
- yatra
- where
- adhunā
- now
- sa
- (saḥ) that
- bhartā
- husband
- mē
- my
- sthitaḥ
- stands
- sargaḥ
- the creation
- kṛtrimaḥ
- artificial
- ahaṁ
- I
- manyē
- think
- yataḥ
- since
- śūnyō
- (śūnyaḥ) empty
- dēśa
- place
- kāla
- time
- ādy
- (ādi) and the rest
- apūrakaḥ
- fills no
Meaning
The commentary: the creation where my husband now is I take to be artificial, for it is empty, without even a little room for place and time; it stands like a reflection. A note adds: as a mountain reflected in a mirror or seen in a dream fills no place, time or dealings. Līlā's reason: his world took no room in her pavilion.