हिमाशनिरिवाऽम्भोजं जर्जरीकर्तुमादृता । जले जर्जरितेवाऽथ जरा द्विजमुपाययौ ॥ १५ ॥
himāśanirivā’mbhōjaṁ jarjarīkartumādṛtā | jalē jarjaritēvā’tha jarā dvijamupāyayau || 15 ||
Translation
Then old age came upon the brahmin, eager to wither him, like frost on a lotus in the water, as if withering it.
Word by word
- hima
- like frost
- aśanir
- (aśaniḥ) the bolt
- iva
- like; as if
- ambhōjaṁ
- on a lotus
- jarjarīkartum
- to wither
- ādṛtā
- eager
- jalē
- in the water
- jarjaritā
- withering
- atha
- then
- jarā
- old age
- dvijam
- the brahmin
- upāyayau
- came upon
Meaning
The commentary: then, as frost comes to wither a lotus in a lake, old age came upon the brahmin to slacken his body.