महारम्भगुरूण्येवमपि ब्रह्माण्डकानि हि । तुलया धानकामात्रमपि तानि भवन्ति नो ॥ ३० ॥
mahārambhagurūṇyēvamapi brahmāṇḍakāni hi | tulayā dhānakāmātramapi tāni bhavanti nō || 30 ||
Translation
Heavy as they are with great undertakings, yet these world-eggs, on the scale, do not weigh even a grain.
Word by word
- mahā
- great
- ārambha
- with undertakings
- gurūṇya
- (gurūṇi) heavy
- ēvam
- as they are
- api
- yet
- brahmāṇḍakāni
- world-eggs
- hi
- indeed
- tulayā
- on the scale
- dhānakā
- a grain
- mātram
- even
- tāni
- these
- bhavanti
- weigh
- nō
- not
Meaning
Another commentary: though great with continents and seas, from the standpoint of awareness they are not even the size of a banyan seed.