तदैवोन्मेषमात्रेण व्योम्न्येव व्योमरूप्यपि । आधेयोऽयमिहाऽऽधारे स्थितोऽहमिति चेतति ॥ ३२ ॥
tadaivōnmēṣamātrēṇa vyōmnyēva vyōmarūpyapi | ādhēyō’yamihā’’dhārē sthitō’hamiti cētati || 32 ||
- Another reading: चेतसि (cētasi) for चेतति
Translation
At that very moment, by a mere opening of the eyes, though made of space, in space itself, it knows: "I stand here, supported on a support."
Word by word
- tadā
- at that
- ēva
- very
- unmēṣa
- of the eyes
- mātrēṇa
- by a mere opening
- vyōmni
- in space
- vyōma
- of space
- rūpī
- made
- api
- though
- ādhēyō
- (ādheyaḥ) supported
- ayam
- this
- iha
- here
- ādhārē
- on a support
- sthitō
- (sthitaḥ) stand
- aham
- I
- iti
- thus
- cētati
- it knows
Meaning
The commentary: in that very instant, though formless like space, it begins to think, "I am here, standing on another support".
