पातालगार्कजनितभूच्छायाकाकचोपनैः । क्वचित्क्वचिन्मण्डलेषु ग्रस्तचन्द्रार्कमण्डलम् ॥ ६३ ॥
pātālagārkajanitabhūcchāyākākacōpanaiḥ | kvacitkvacinmaṇḍalēṣu grastacandrārkamaṇḍalam || 63 ||
Translation
in one place, in some regions, the orbs of moon and sun seized by the swallowing shadow of the earth cast by the sun gone into the nether world;
Word by word
- pātāla
- into the nether world
- ga
- gone
- arka
- by the sun; and sun
- janita
- cast
- bhū
- of the earth
- chāyā
- by the shadow
- kākacōpanaiḥ
- swallowing
- kvacit
- in one place
- kvacin
- (kvacit) in some
- maṇḍalēṣu
- regions
- grasta
- seized
- candra
- of moon
- maṇḍalam
- the orbs
Meaning
An explanation of eclipses: when the sun has gone below the earth, the earth's shadow falls and seems to swallow moon and sun. the commentary: when the sun is below the earth, or the moon covers it, eclipses are seen.