दृश्यानुसन्धाननिजस्वभावा- दाकाशदेहे अपि ते मिथोऽत्र । परस्पराकारविलोकनेन बभूवतुः स्नेहपरे वयस्ये ॥ १६ ॥
dṛśyānusandhānanijasvabhāvā- dākāśadēhē api tē mithō’tra | parasparākāravilōkanēna babhūvatuḥ snēhaparē vayasyē || 16 ||
Translation
From their own nature of attending to the seen, though both had bodies of sky, here, seeing each other's form, they became loving friends.
Word by word
- dṛśya
- to the seen
- anusandhāna
- of attending
- nija
- own
- svabhāvād
- (svabhāvāt) from their nature
- ākāśa
- of sky
- dēhē
- had bodies
- api
- though
- tē
- both
- mithō
- (mithaḥ) each other's
- atra
- here
- paraspara
- each other's
- ākāra
- form
- vilōkanēna
- seeing
- babhūvatuḥ
- they became
- snēha
- loving
- parē
- full of
- vayasyē
- friends
Meaning
The sarga ends in a longer metre. The commentary: in that samādhi both were one with mind filled with the impressions of what they had imagined; so they saw the seen they had imagined, and seeing each other's forms, became friends full of affection. Even bodies of sky see each other, because awareness attends to forms; and the first thing they find there is friendship.