यथा स्वप्ने त्रिभुवनं सङ्कल्पे त्रिजगद्यथा । यथा कथार्थसङ्ग्रामो मरुभूमौ जलं यथा ॥ १७ ॥
yathā svapnē tribhuvanaṁ saṅkalpē trijagadyathā | yathā kathārthasaṅgrāmō marubhūmau jalaṁ yathā || 17 ||
Translation
As the three worlds in a dream, as the three worlds in fancy, as the battle that is the matter of a story, as water in a desert,
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- svapnē
- in a dream
- tribhuvanaṁ
- the three worlds
- saṅkalpē
- in fancy
- trijagad
- (trijagat) the three worlds
- kathā
- of a story
- artha
- the matter
- saṅgrāmō
- (saṅgrāmaḥ) the battle
- maru
- desert
- bhūmau
- in land
- jalaṁ
- water
Meaning
The commentary on verses 17 and 18: as there are three worlds in dream and fancy, as there is a battle in the meaning of a tale, as there is water in the desert, so this land is inside the brahmin's house.