मनोवेगमहासिद्धजितवातगमागमम् । विमानगृहदेवस्त्रीगेयवाद्यसघुंघुमम् ॥ १६ ॥
manōvēgamahāsiddhajitavātagamāgamam | vimānagṛhadēvastrīgēyavādyasaghuṁghumam || 16 ||
Translation
where great siddhas, swift as thought, outran the wind in their coming and going, humming with the songs and music of goddesses in houses that were heavenly cars;
Word by word
- manō
- (manaḥ) as thought
- vēga
- swift
- mahā
- great
- siddha
- siddhas
- jita
- outran
- vāta
- the wind
- gama
- in coming
- āgamam
- and going
- vimāna
- heavenly cars
- gṛha
- in houses
- dēva
- goddesses
- strī
- of
- gēya
- with the songs
- vādya
- and music
- sa
- humming
- ghuṁghumam
- humming
Meaning
The siddhas move faster than the wind, which is a byword for speed, because they move with the speed of mind. "Ghuṃghum" imitates the hum of the music.