ततो वसिष्ठो भगवान् संहृत्य मधुरां गिरम् । अद्य तावन्महाराज श्रुतमेतावदस्तु वः ॥ ११ ॥
tatō vasiṣṭhō bhagavān saṁhṛtya madhurāṁ giram | adya tāvanmahārāja śrutamētāvadastu vaḥ || 11 ||
Translation
Then the blessed Vasiṣṭha drew his sweet speech to a close: "For today, great king, let this much be what you have heard.
Word by word
- tatō
- (tataḥ) then
- vasiṣṭhō
- (vasiṣṭhaḥ) Vasiṣṭha
- bhagavān
- the blessed
- saṁhṛtya
- drew to a close
- madhurāṁ
- sweet
- giram
- his speech
- adya
- today
- tāvan
- (tāvat) for
- mahārāja
- great king
- śrutam
- what you have heard
- ētāvad
- (etāvat) this much
- astu
- let be
- vaḥ
- you
Meaning
The teacher measures what is given. The other commentary: he brought the section to an end. Enough has been said for one day; what was heard needs the night to settle.