तस्मिन्नस्मिन्पुरे तन्वि तदेव सदनं स्थितम् । तस्मात्किं त्रसरेण्वन्तर्जगद्वृन्दमिव स्थितम् ॥ २५ ॥
tasminnasminpurē tanvi tadēva sadanaṁ sthitam | tasmātkiṁ trasarēṇvantarjagadvṛndamiva sthitam || 25 ||
Translation
In that, in this city, slender one, that very house still stands; so it is as if a host of worlds stood within a mote of dust.
Word by word
- tasmin
- in that
- asmin
- in this
- purē
- city
- tanvi
- slender one
- tad
- (tat) that
- ēva
- very
- sadanaṁ
- house
- sthitam
- stands
- tasmāt
- so
- kiṁ
- as if
- trasarēṇu
- a mote of dust
- antar
- (antaḥ) within
- jagad
- (jagat) of worlds
- vṛndam
- a host
- iva
- as if
Meaning
The commentary: though this world has arisen inside the brahmin's house, that house still stands as it was. So what wonder is there that a host of worlds should seem to stand within a mote? "Seem": the saying is not literal.