इदमस्मात् समुत्पन्नं मृगतृष्णाम्बुसन्निभम् । रूपं तु क्षणसङ्कल्पाद् द्वितीयेन्दुभ्रमोपमम् ॥ ४० ॥
idamasmāt samutpannaṁ mṛgatṛṣṇāmbusannibham | rūpaṁ tu kṣaṇasaṅkalpād dvitīyēndubhramōpamam || 40 ||
Translation
This world has arisen from it, like the water of a mirage; and its form, from a moment's imagining, is like the illusion of a second moon.
Word by word
- idam
- this world
- asmāt
- from it
- samutpannaṁ
- has arisen
- mṛgatṛṣṇā
- of a mirage
- ambu
- the water
- sannibham
- like
- rūpaṁ
- its form
- tu
- and
- kṣaṇa
- a moment's
- saṅkalpād
- (saṅkalpāt) from imagining
- dvitīya
- a second
- indu
- moon
- bhrama
- the illusion
- upamam
- like
Meaning
The second moon is the one seen when the eye is pressed or the sight is unsteady: it is seen, and it is not there. The world comes from mind as the mirage's water comes from heat and longing. The other commentary keeps both images.