तरत्तारतरङ्गासु दोलनं सरसालिनाम् । चलच्छदपटालीषु राजहंस्यं मया कृतम् ॥ ५४ ॥
tarattārataraṅgāsu dōlanaṁ sarasālinām | calacchadapaṭālīṣu rājahaṁsyaṁ mayā kṛtam || 54 ||
Translation
as a royal swan I rocked the bees that loved the lotuses, on the wings that moved like a cloth, on the lakes with their floating, shining waves;
Word by word
- tarat
- floating
- tāra
- shining
- taraṅgāsu
- on the lakes with waves
- dōlanaṁ
- rocked
- sarasa
- the lotuses
- alinām
- the bees that loved
- calat
- that moved
- chada
- on the wings
- paṭa
- like a cloth
- ālīṣu
- rows
- rājahaṁsyaṁ
- as a royal swan
- mayā
- I
- kṛtam
- did
Meaning
Another commentary: as a swan, bees taking her white wings for lotuses swung on them as on a swing.