आकाशात्मनि भूपीठं तस्मिंस्तद्राजपत्तनम् । राजसद्माऽनुभवति स च सा चाऽप्यरुन्धती ॥ ५ ॥
ākāśātmani bhūpīṭhaṁ tasmiṁstadrājapattanam | rājasadmā’nubhavati sa ca sā cā’pyarundhatī || 5 ||
Translation
In that self of space he experiences the face of the earth, in it that royal city, the royal palace; and he, and she, Arundhatī too,
Word by word
- ākāśa
- of space
- ātmani
- in that self
- bhūpīṭhaṁ
- the face of the earth
- tasmiṁs
- (tasmin) in it
- tad
- (tat) that
- rāja
- royal
- pattanam
- city
- sadma
- palace
- anubhavati
- he experiences
- sa
- he
- ca
- and
- sā
- she
- api
- too
- arundhatī
- Arundhatī
Meaning
Another commentary: in that space of awareness he experienced the sphere of the earth, the royal city and the palace, and with him Arundhatī. Verses 5 to 8 are one sentence telling the whole tale in brief.