कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु लसद्गुच्छलतासु च । वेलावनगुहास्वब्धेश्चिरं कूर्मतया स्थितम् ॥ ५३ ॥
kallōlākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu ca | vēlāvanaguhāsvabdhēściraṁ kūrmatayā sthitam || 53 ||
Translation
for long I lived as a tortoise in the caves of the shore forests of the sea, on banks churned by the waves and among creepers bright with clusters;
Word by word
- kallōla
- by the waves
- ākula
- churned
- kacchāsu
- on banks
- lasad
- (lasat) bright
- guccha
- with clusters
- latāsu
- among creepers
- ca
- and
- vēlā
- shore
- vana
- forest
- guhāsv
- (guhāsu) in the caves
- abdhēś
- (abdheḥ) of the sea
- ciraṁ
- for long
- kūrmatayā
- as a tortoise
- sthitam
- I lived
Meaning
From the heights of Meru to the shore of the sea: a tortoise's long, slow life among the waves.