वर्तमानोऽविदूरे वै बालोऽप्यजडधीरयम् । न विस्मरति मेऽनार्यं शुन: शेप इव प्रभु: ॥ ४६ ॥
vartamano ’vidure vai balo ’py ajada-dhir ayam na vismarati me ’naryam sunah sepa iva prabhuh
- vartamanah
- being situated
- avidure
- not very far away
- vai
- indeed
- balah
- a mere child
- api
- although
- ajada-dhih
- complete fearlessness
- ayam
- this
- na
- not
- vismarati
- forgets
- me
- my
- anaryam
- misbehavior
- sunah sepah
- the curved tail of a dog
- iva
- exactly like
- prabhuh
- being able or potent.
Although he is very near to me and is merely a child, he is situated in complete fearlessness. He resembles a dog’s curved tail, which can never be straightened, because he never forgets my misbehavior and his connection with his master, Lord Visnu.