शाल्मलीदललोलानामान्दोलनदरिद्रताम् । मशकस्य मयाऽऽलोक्य दीनं मशकया स्थितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
śālmalīdalalōlānāmāndōlanadaridratām | maśakasya mayā’’lōkya dīnaṁ maśakayā sthitam || 55 ||
Translation
seeing a gnat unable to swing on the swaying leaves of a silk-cotton tree, I lived wretched as a gnat;
Word by word
- śālmalī
- of a silk-cotton tree
- dala
- on the leaves
- lōlānām
- swaying
- āndōlana
- to swing
- daridratām
- unable
- maśakasya
- a gnat
- mayā
- I
- ālōkya
- seeing
- dīnaṁ
- wretched
- maśakayā
- as a gnat
- sthitam
- lived
Meaning
Another commentary: as a gnat she could not keep her perch on a swaying leaf. Even a gnat's frustration is remembered.