इयं पुष्करिणी तीरद्रुमग्रन्थिततर्णका । इयं सा कर्णिकानाम्नी तर्णिका मुक्तपर्णिका ॥ १८ ॥
iyaṁ puṣkariṇī tīradrumagranthitatarṇakā | iyaṁ sā karṇikānāmnī tarṇikā muktaparṇikā || 18 ||
Translation
This is the lotus pond, its calves tied to the knotted trees on its bank; this is that calf named Karṇikā, who has left her fodder.
Word by word
- iyaṁ
- this is
- puṣkariṇī
- the lotus pond
- tīra
- on its bank
- druma
- to the trees
- granthita
- tied
- tarṇakā
- its calves
- sā
- that
- karṇikā
- Karṇikā
- nāmnī
- named
- tarṇikā
- calf
- mukta
- who has left
- parṇikā
- her fodder
Meaning
One commentary: the calf has stopped eating from grief at her mistress's going. Animals mourn her too. Another commentary reads Karṇikā as a grove of trees that have shed their leaves.