मां विपाट्याजरां नावं यत्र विश्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । आत्मानं च प्रजाश्चेमा: कथमम्भसि धास्यसि ॥ २१ ॥
mam vipatyajaram navam yatra visvam pratisthitam atmanam ca prajas cemah katham ambhasi dhasyasi
- mam
- me
- vipatya
- breaking to pieces
- ajaram
- very strong
- navam
- boat
- yatra
- where
- visvam
- all worldly paraphernalia
- pratisthitam
- standing
- atmanam
- yourself
- ca
- and
- prajah
- your subjects
- ca
- also
- imah
- all these
- katham
- how
- ambhasi
- in the water
- dhasyasi
- you will hold.
The cow-shaped earth continued: My dear King, I am just like a strong boat, and all the paraphernalia of the world is standing upon me. If you break me to pieces, how can you protect yourself and your subjects from drowning?