क्वचिन्मेरुनदीकल्पवातधूलिविधूसरम् । क्वचिद्विमानगीर्वाणप्रभाचित्रबलाङ्ककम् ॥ ३४ ॥
kvacinmērunadīkalpavātadhūlividhūsaram | kvacidvimānagīrvāṇaprabhācitrabalāṅkakam || 34 ||
Translation
in one place dun with dust raised by the wind, like the rivers of Meru; in another its body dappled by the radiance of the gods in their cars;
Word by word
- kvacin
- (kvacit) in one place
- mēru
- of Meru
- nadī
- the rivers
- kalpa
- like
- vāta
- by the wind
- dhūli
- with dust
- vidhūsaram
- dun
- kvacid
- (kvacit) in another
- vimāna
- in their cars
- gīrvāṇa
- of the gods
- prabhā
- by the radiance
- citra
- dappled
- bala
- its body
- aṅkakam
- marked
Meaning
The commentary: in places muddy-looking with streams of dust in the wind, like mountain rivers in the rains; in others its outline mottled by the light of the gods seated in their cars.