Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam

2.36.113

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Word for word
sakhi O friend; dam-patyoḥ of the Divine Couple; anayoḥ of Them; yugalam the couple; kurute does; kim api something; ca and; na not; smṛti remembrance; yugalam couple
Translation

sakhi dam-patyor anayor yugalam
kurute kim api ca na smṛti-yugalam

Friend, you do not remember anything of the Divine Couple.

kairaviṇī-kulam alir iha visṛjati tad api viharaṁ kaṁ va na sṛjati
Word for word
kairaviṇī-kulam many lotus flower; aliḥ a bumblebee; iha here; visṛjati leaves; tat that; api also; viharam pastimes; kam what?; va - or; na not; sṛjati creates
Translation

At night a bumblebee leaves the lotus flowers. He will not
play among them.

visinī-kulam atha diśi diśi vilasati tad api ca nataraṁ bahir anu vikasati
Word for word
visinī-kulam a host of lotus flowers; atha then; diśi diśi in all directions; vilasati is splendidly manifested; tat that; api also; ca and; na not; taram the stars; bahiḥ outside; anu following; vikasati blossoms
Translation

In the daytime the lotus flowers are splendid in every direction, but at night they close their petals. They refuse to follow the example of the glittering stars.

dinakara-sarathir udayaṁ gacchati tatra ca nayanaṁ naṇv api yacchati
Word for word
dinakara of the sun-god; sarathiḥ the charioteer; udayam rising; gacchati goes; tatra theer; ca and; nayanam eyes; na not; aṇu an atom; api even; yacchati gives
Translation

The sun-god's charioteer, the dawn, has now come. Still, the lotus flowers will not open their eyes even slightly to see him.

taravalir atha rucim utkalayati etat punar iha tam ucchalayati
Word for word
tara of stars; avaliḥ the host; atha now; rucim splendor; utkalayati abandons; etat this; punaḥ again; iha here; tam that; ucchalayati revealing
Translation

Now the stars renounce their splendors. Now the Divine Couple splendidly appears berfore us.

vīnaṁ tatir api kalam akalayati tad api ca maunaṁ nitaraṁ valayati
Word for word
vīnam of birds; tatiḥ the host; api also; kalam cooing; akalayati do; tat that; api also; ca and; maunam silence; nitaram great; valayati stop
Translation

Giving up their silence, the birds sing.

dadhi-mathanaṁ vraja-nilaye ninadati akaritam api tad idaṁ na vadati
Word for word
dadhi yogurt; mathanam churning; vraja-nilaye in Vraja; ninadati sounds; akaritam done; api also; tat that; idam this; na not; vadati speaks
Translation

The village of Vraja is filled with sounds of yogurt being churned. Still, no one tells anything about the Divine Couple's pastimes.

udganad api tad idaṁ kavir api bahir upalabhyaṁ na nayati ravir api
Word for word
udganat from loud singing; api also; tat that; idam this; kaviḥ poet; api also; bahiḥ outside; upalabhyam to be known; na not; nayati follows; raviḥ the sun; api even
Translation

The poet sings in a loud voice. The sun does not bring him to sing about anything else.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam?

Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.

What is the meaning of Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam?

sakhi dam-patyor anayor yugalam kurute kim api ca na smṛti-yugalam Friend, you do not remember anything of the Divine Couple.

How many verses does Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam have?

Sakhi Dam Patyor Anayor Yugalam has 8 verses.