The sun has set, O Krishna! Let us go home. These birds, too, are gradually returning to their trees in the sky.
astaṅgato’yamādityaḥ kṛṣṇa yāma gṛhān vayam |
ime’pi pakṣiṇo vyomni gacchanti kramaśastarūn ||1||
अस्तङ्गतः -- set (gone to rest)
अयम् -- this
आदित्यः -- sun
कृष्ण -- O Krishna
याम -- let us go
गृहान् -- to the house/home
वयम् -- we
इमे -- these
अपि -- also
पक्षिणः -- birds
व्योम्नि -- in the sky
गच्छन्ति -- are going
क्रमशः -- gradually/one by one
तरून् -- to the trees
अयम् आदित्यः अस्तङ्गतः, कृष्ण! वयम् गृहान् याम। इमे पक्षिणः अपि व्योम्नि क्रमशः तरून् गच्छन्ति।
- The verse captures a pastoral, twilight setting, emphasizing the natural instinct of creatures to seek shelter at dusk.
- The term 'आदित्य' (Aditya) is a Vedic name for the sun, highlighting the classical literary style of the composition.
