वनवासनया मुग्धा संपन्नाऽहमथोद्भूता । गुलुच्छनयना पत्रहस्ता वनविलासिनी ॥ ३९ ॥
vanavāsanayā mugdhā saṁpannā’hamathōdbhūtā | gulucchanayanā patrahastā vanavilāsinī || 39 ||
Translation
Then, bewildered by the habit of the forest, I arose as a creeper, with flower clusters for eyes and leaves for hands, sporting in the woods.
Word by word
- vana
- of the forest; in the woods
- vāsanayā
- by the habit
- mugdhā
- bewildered
- saṁpannā
- became
- aham
- I
- atha
- then
- udbhūtā
- arose
- guluccha
- with flower clusters
- nayanā
- for eyes
- patra
- leaves
- hastā
- for hands
- vilāsinī
- sporting
Meaning
The tendency of forest life, carried over, makes her a creeper: what one dwells on, one becomes.