चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रग्रामचैत्यगृहोदरे । निलिल्यिरे खगाश्चित्तेऽवदाता वृत्तयो यथा ॥ २२ ॥
cūtanīpakadambāgragrāmacaityagṛhōdarē | nililyirē khagāścittē’vadātā vṛttayō yathā || 22 ||
Translation
In the tops of mango, nīpa and kadamba trees, and in village shrines and houses, the birds settled to rest, as pure thoughts sink into the mind.
Word by word
- cūta
- of mango
- nīpa
- nīpa
- kadamba
- and kadamba trees
- agra
- in the tops
- grāma
- village
- caitya
- shrines
- gṛha
- and houses
- udarē
- in
- nililyirē
- settled to rest
- khagāś
- (khagāḥ) the birds
- cittē
- into the mind
- avadātā
- (avadātāḥ) pure
- vṛttayō
- (vṛttayaḥ) thoughts
- yathā
- as
Meaning
The commentary: as the movements of a pure mind are absorbed, in sleep or in meditation. Birds coming to rest at dusk are thoughts coming to rest in their source.