Shloka 45
Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च
Devanagari script
सत्वरं सर्वयत्नेन तस्यान्तं ज्ञातुमिच्छया श्रान्तो ह्यदृष्ट्वा तस्यान्तम् अहङ्कारादधोगतः
Transliteration
satvaraṃ sarvayatnena tasyāntaṃ jñātumicchayā śrānto hyadṛṣṭvā tasyāntam ahaṅkārādadhogataḥ
Translation
அதன் எல்லையை அறிய விரைந்து எல்லா முயற்சிகளும் செய்து அவன் களைத்தான்; எல்லை காணாததால் தன் அகந்தையால் கீழே வீழ்ந்தான்.
Word by Word
satvaramswiftly, in haste
satvaram:
sarva-yatnenawith every effort
sarva-yatnena:
tasyaof that (Liṅga/column of light)
tasya:
antamthe end, limit
antam:
jñātumto know
jñātum:
icchayāwith the desire
icchayā:
śrāntaḥexhausted, weary
śrāntaḥ:
hiindeed
hi:
adṛṣṭvānot seeing, not finding
adṛṣṭvā:
tasya antamits limit
tasya antam:
ahaṅkārātdue to egoism/pride
ahaṅkārāt:
adhogataḥwent downward, fell below
adhogataḥ:
Speaker
Sūta (narrating the Brahmā–Viṣṇu encounter with the infinite Liṅga)