अदृष्टपूर्वमन्योन्यं सर्वसंकटकोटरम् । अपूर्यमाणमाशून्यं जगत्कोटिशतैरपि ॥ १० ॥
adṛṣṭapūrvamanyōnyaṁ sarvasaṁkaṭakōṭaram | apūryamāṇamāśūnyaṁ jagatkōṭiśatairapi || 10 ||
Translation
never before seen by each of them together, a hollow holding every press of beings, never filled, empty all through, even by hundreds of crores of worlds;
Word by word
- adṛṣṭa
- never seen
- pūrvam
- before
- anyōnyaṁ
- by each together
- sarva
- every
- saṁkaṭa
- press
- kōṭaram
- a hollow
- apūryamāṇam
- never filled
- āśūnyaṁ
- empty all through
- jagat
- of worlds
- kōṭi
- crores
- śatair
- (śataiḥ) by hundreds
- api
- even
Meaning
Another commentary: the goddess had seen that sky before, but the two had not seen it together. It is the place where all the crowding of creatures happens, and still, with crores of worlds in it, it is as good as empty. Space is never used up.