दान्तपुष्पच्छदोत्सन्नपतत्ककुदवायसम् । गृहरथ्यागणद्वारकीर्णक्रूरकुरण्टकम् ॥ ४० ॥
dāntapuṣpacchadōtsannapatatkakudavāyasam | gṛharathyāgaṇadvārakīrṇakrūrakuraṇṭakam || 40 ||
Translation
its crows dropping from their perches, driven off by the self-controlled for fear for their flowers and leaves; its houses, lanes and doors strewn with harsh kuraṇṭaka shrubs,
Word by word
- dānta
- by the self-controlled
- puṣpa
- flowers
- cchada
- (chada) and leaves
- utsanna
- driven off
- patat
- dropping
- kakuda
- from their perches
- vāyasam
- its crows
- gṛha
- houses
- rathyā
- lanes
- gaṇa
- all
- dvāra
- and doors
- kīrṇa
- strewn
- krūra
- harsh
- kuraṇṭakam
- with kuraṇṭaka shrubs
Meaning
Another commentary: the self-controlled sages drive away the crows that would eat the offerings.