तस्मात्कथमियं शाम्येद् ब्रह्मन् दृश्यविषूचिका । मनोभवभ्रमकरी दुःखसन्ततिदायिनी ॥ ६० ॥
tasmātkathamiyaṁ śāmyēd brahman dṛśyaviṣūcikā | manōbhavabhramakarī duḥkhasantatidāyinī || 60 ||
Translation
So how, Brahman, can this cholera of the seen be quieted, which makes the mind's error of birth, and gives an unbroken line of sorrows?"
Word by word
- tasmāt
- so
- katham
- how
- iyaṁ
- this
- śāmyēd
- (śāmyet) can be quieted
- brahman
- Brahman
- dṛśya
- of the seen
- viṣūcikā
- cholera
- manō
- (manaḥ) of the mind
- bhava
- of birth
- bhrama
- the error
- karī
- which makes
- duḥkha
- of sorrows
- santati
- an unbroken line
- dāyinī
- gives
Meaning
Viṣūcikā is cholera; the other commentary says plague. The seen is a sickness. Rāma does not ask an idle question; he asks for the cure.