Shloka 19

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

अस्तं याति पुनः सूर्यो ऽहर्वै प्रविशत्य् अपः तस्मान्नक्तं पुनः शुक्ला आपो दृश्यन्ति भास्वराः

Transliteration

astaṃ yāti punaḥ sūryo 'harvai praviśaty apaḥ tasmānnaktaṃ punaḥ śuklā āpo dṛśyanti bhāsvarāḥ

Translation

Wenn die Sonne wieder untergeht, tritt der Tag gleichsam in die Wasser ein. Darum erscheinen die Wasser in der Nacht erneut hell und weiß, strahlend.

Word by Word

• अस्तं याति: goes to setting

• पुनः: again

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• अहर्वै: the day indeed/as it were

• प्रविशति: enters

• अपः: the waters

• तस्मात्: therefore

• नक्तम्: at night

• पुनः: again

• शुक्लाः: white/bright

• आपः: waters

• दृश्यन्ति: are seen/appear

• भास्वराः: radiant, shining

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)