कर्णिकाक्रोडशय्यासु विश्रान्तमलिना सह । पद्मकुड्मलकोशेषु भुक्तकिञ्जल्कया रहः ॥ ४५ ॥
karṇikākrōḍaśayyāsu viśrāntamalinā saha | padmakuḍmalakōśēṣu bhuktakiñjalkayā rahaḥ || 45 ||
Translation
As a bee that had tasted the pollen in the buds of lotuses, I rested in secret with a male bee in the beds of their seed-pods;
Word by word
- karṇikā
- of seed-pods
- krōḍa
- in the hollow
- śayyāsu
- in the beds
- viśrāntam
- I rested
- alinā
- with a male bee
- saha
- with
- padma
- of lotuses
- kuḍmala
- in the buds
- kōśēṣu
- hollows
- bhukta
- that had tasted
- kiñjalkayā
- the pollen
- rahaḥ
- in secret
Meaning
A bee's life, sweet and brief: pleasure in the hidden heart of a lotus.