आकल्पमुत्तमबलेन शिला पतेच्चेत् तस्मिन्बलात् पतगराडपि चोत्पतेच्चेत् । तद्योजनं न लभते विमलेऽम्बरेऽन्त- माकल्पमेकजवगोऽप्यथ मारुतोऽपि ॥ ६० ॥
ākalpamuttamabalēna śilā patēccēt tasminbalāt patagarāḍapi cōtpatēccēt | tadyōjanaṁ na labhatē vimalē’mbarē’nta- mākalpamēkajavagō’pyatha mārutō’pi || 60 ||
Translation
If for a whole kalpa a rock were to fall into it with the greatest force, and the king of birds were to fly up in it with all his might, they would not meet; nor would the wind, going at one speed for a kalpa, reach the end of that clear space.
Word by word
- ākalpam
- for a whole kalpa
- uttama
- the greatest
- balēna
- with force
- śilā
- a rock
- patēc
- (patet) were to fall
- cēt
- if
- tasmin
- into it
- balāt
- with all his might
- patagarāḍ
- (patagarāṭ) the king of birds
- api
- too
- ca
- and
- utpatēc
- (utpatet) were to fly up
- tad
- (tat) their
- yōjanaṁ
- meeting
- na
- not
- labhatē
- would reach
- vimalē
- clear
- ambarē
- in space
- antam
- the end
- ēka
- one
- java
- speed
- gō
- going
- atha
- nor
- mārutō
- the wind
Meaning
The closing verse in vasantatilakā measures the immeasurable. A rock falling for an age, Garuḍa, the king of birds, flying up for an age, would never meet; the wind would never reach its end. Another commentary: they could not even meet, let alone take its measure on every side; it is wholly unlimited. Yojana here means "meeting".