Shloka 23

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

उच्चत्वाद्दृश्यते शीघ्रं नातिव्यक्तैर्गभस्तिभिः तदा दक्षिणमार्गस्थो नीचां वीथिमुपाश्रितः

Transliteration

uccatvāddṛśyate śīghraṃ nātivyaktairgabhastibhiḥ tadā dakṣiṇamārgastho nīcāṃ vīthimupāśritaḥ

Translation

Kerana berada pada kedudukan tinggi, ia kelihatan bergerak pantas walau sinarnya tidak begitu nyata; ketika itu, berada pada laluan dakṣiṇa (selatan), ia menumpang pada jejak yang rendah.

Word by Word

• उच्चत्वात्: due to (his) height/elevation

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears

• शीघ्रम्: quickly

• न: not

• अतिव्यक्तैः: very manifest/clearly distinguished

• गभस्तिभिः: with rays/beams

• तदा: then

• दक्षिणमार्गस्थः: abiding in the southern path (dakṣiṇāyana)

• नीचाम्: lower

• वीथिम्: track/path/orbit

• उपाश्रितः: having resorted to/taken refuge in

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)