आदर्शः सर्वशास्त्राणामर्थिनां कल्पपादपः । पादपीठं द्विजाग्र्याणां राका धर्मामृतत्विषः ॥ २३ ॥
ādarśaḥ sarvaśāstrāṇāmarthināṁ kalpapādapaḥ | pādapīṭhaṁ dvijāgryāṇāṁ rākā dharmāmṛtatviṣaḥ || 23 ||
Translation
a mirror of all the scriptures, a wishing-tree to suppliants, a footstool for the best of brahmins, a full moon of the light of the nectar of dharma.
Word by word
- ādarśaḥ
- a mirror
- sarva
- of all
- śāstrāṇām
- the scriptures
- arthināṁ
- to suppliants
- kalpapādapaḥ
- a wishing-tree
- pādapīṭhaṁ
- a footstool
- dvija
- of brahmins
- agryāṇāṁ
- for the best
- rākā
- a full moon
- dharma
- of dharma
- amṛta
- of the nectar
- tviṣaḥ
- of the light
Meaning
The commentary: all the scriptures were reflected in him as in a mirror; he gave suppliants what they asked like the wishing-tree; he bowed always at the feet of the best brahmins; he was the full moon of dharma.