स एवाऽन्यतयोदेति यत्पदार्थशतभ्रमैः । कटकाङ्गदकेयूरनूपुरैरिव काञ्चनम् ॥ ७० ॥
sa ēvā’nyatayōdēti yatpadārthaśatabhramaiḥ | kaṭakāṅgadakēyūranūpurairiva kāñcanam || 70 ||
Translation
He alone rises as if other, through the delusion of hundreds of things, as gold through bracelet, armlet, upper armlet and anklet.
Word by word
- sa
- he
- ēva
- alone
- anyatayā
- as if other
- udēti
- rises
- yat
- through
- padārtha
- things
- śata
- of hundreds of
- bhramaiḥ
- the delusion
- kaṭaka
- bracelet
- aṅgada
- armlet
- kēyūra
- upper armlet
- nūpuraiḥ
- and anklet
- iva
- as
- kāñcanam
- gold
Meaning
Gold again, now with four ornaments. The commentary: as gold seems other through bracelet and the rest, so he seems other through the delusion of hundreds of familiar things. "As if other" (anyatayā) is the key: he does not become other; he only seems so.