यमकायोपमा श्यामा ययौ तिमिरमांसला । आययौ मिहिकास्फारा तत्र तेषामुषः शनैः ॥ ३० ॥
yamakāyōpamā śyāmā yayau timiramāṁsalā | āyayau mihikāsphārā tatra tēṣāmuṣaḥ śanaiḥ || 30 ||
Translation
The dark night, thick with gloom, like the body of Yama, went; and slowly, for them, the dawn came there, spread wide with mist.
Word by word
- yama
- of Yama
- kāya
- the body
- upamā
- like
- śyāmā
- the dark night
- yayau
- went
- timira
- with gloom
- māṁsalā
- thick
- āyayau
- came
- mihikā
- with mist
- sphārā
- spread wide
- tatra
- there
- tēṣām
- for them
- uṣaḥ
- the dawn
- śanaiḥ
- slowly
Meaning
Yama is dark-bodied; the night that resembles him passes. The dawn comes gently, wrapped in mist.