असमञ्जसमेवैतद् यथा सर्वेश्वरेश्वरि । तथा गृहान्तः पृथिवी शैलाश्चेत्यसमञ्जसम् ॥ ११ ॥
asamañjasamēvaitad yathā sarvēśvarēśvari | tathā gṛhāntaḥ pṛthivī śailāścētyasamañjasam || 11 ||
Translation
As these things are absurd, O lady of the lords of all, so is the earth inside a house, and mountains: that is absurd.
Word by word
- asamañjasam
- absurd
- ēva
- just
- ētad
- (etat) these things
- yathā
- as
- sarvēśvara
- of the lords of all
- īśvari
- O lady
- tathā
- so
- gṛha
- a house
- antaḥ
- inside
- pṛthivī
- the earth
- śailāś
- (śailāḥ) mountains
- ca
- and
- iti
- that
Meaning
The commentary: as these things are impossible, so it is impossible that the earth and mountains should be inside a house.
