वातच्छिन्नमिवाऽम्भोदं हिमदग्धमिवाऽम्बुजम् । अल्पस्नेहदशं दीपमिवाऽऽलोकनभेदनम् ॥ ५ ॥
vātacchinnamivā’mbhōdaṁ himadagdhamivā’mbujam | alpasnēhadaśaṁ dīpamivā’’lōkanabhēdanam || 5 ||
Translation
like a cloud torn by the wind, like a lotus burnt by frost, like a lamp whose oil and wick are almost spent, painful to look at;
Word by word
- vāta
- by the wind
- chinnam
- torn
- iva
- like
- ambhōdaṁ
- a cloud
- hima
- by frost
- dagdham
- burnt
- ambujam
- a lotus
- alpa
- almost spent
- snēha
- whose oil
- daśaṁ
- and wick
- dīpam
- a lamp
- ālōkana
- to look at
- bhēdanam
- painful
Meaning
Another commentary: like a cloud scattered by wind, a lotus burnt by frost, a lamp with little oil, grievous to see. "Sneha" means both oil and love: the lamp of the house is low on both.