एकान्तसुप्तवत्सैककर्णस्पन्दास्तमक्षिकम् । गोपोच्छिष्टीकृतदधिस्वसृक्किस्पन्दिमक्षिकम् ॥ ४३ ॥
ēkāntasuptavatsaikakarṇaspandāstamakṣikam | gōpōcchiṣṭīkṛtadadhisvasṛkkispandimakṣikam || 43 ||
Translation
its flies driven off by the twitch of one ear of a calf asleep apart, its flies buzzing over the corners of the mouths of cowherds who had left curd half eaten,
Word by word
- ēkānta
- apart
- supta
- asleep
- vatsa
- of a calf
- ēka
- one
- karṇa
- of ear
- spanda
- by the twitch
- asta
- driven off
- makṣikam
- its flies
- gōpa
- of cowherds
- ucchiṣṭīkṛta
- half eaten
- dadhi
- curd
- sva
- their
- sṛkki
- over the corners of the mouths
- spandi
- buzzing
Meaning
Another commentary: calves sleeping apart flick off the flies with their ears, and flies buzz round the cowherds' mouths sticky with curd.