छायादीर्घत्वमाजग्मुर्वासिष्ठं वचनक्रमम् । इव श्रोतुमशेषाणां वस्तूनां दीर्घकन्धराः ॥ ९ ॥
chāyādīrghatvamājagmurvāsiṣṭhaṁ vacanakramam | iva śrōtumaśēṣāṇāṁ vastūnāṁ dīrghakandharāḥ || 9 ||
Translation
The shadows of all things grew long, as if, stretching their necks, they wished to hear the course of Vasiṣṭha's words.
Word by word
- chāyā
- the shadows
- dīrghatvam
- long
- ājagmur
- (ājagmuḥ) grew
- vāsiṣṭhaṁ
- of Vasiṣṭha's
- vacana
- words
- kramam
- the course
- iva
- as if
- śrōtum
- to hear
- aśēṣāṇāṁ
- of all
- vastūnāṁ
- things
- dīrgha
- stretching
- kandharāḥ
- their necks
Meaning
Evening shadows lengthen; the poet sees them crane forward like listeners at the back of a crowd. The other commentary keeps the image. Everything leans toward the teaching.