Analysis of Eyes of Wisdom
Pushpa Tuladhar 1948 (Kathmandu)
In the time or
in and out of the space or
elsewhere I wandered,
I clasp myself alone,
but no perception of bliss of joy.
Many rebirths I conceded
Many samsara* I roamed
I clasp myself alone,
but no perception of bliss of joy.
In the day or the light
In the night or the gloom
In and out of the universe
I explored seriously
everywhere in the earth
but no perception of bliss of joy.
Can I retrieve it elsewhere?
While it’s as the brightest
as the gleaming star
in the chaste gloominess
inside the spirit of my own mind.
Atta hi attano natho**
The luminosity lies indeed
in me and mine
Illuminating for ever all the world.
My body, speech and mind
Attain the mindfulness of Nibbana***
Within me and mine.
*
*Samsara – the material world in which the beings live.
** Atta hi attano natho (Pali) – One truly is the protector of oneself.
***Nibbana (Pali) or Nirvana (Sanskrit) - The literal meaning of "blowing out" or "quenching". Nirvana is the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism and marks the soteriological release from rebirths in Saṃsāra.
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Metre | 0011 0011011 1110 11101 110101111 10011010 1001011 11101 110101111 001101 001101 0011010 1011000 10001 110101111 110111 111010 10101 0011 010101111 10111 01101 0101 0100110101 110101 010111 01101 1 010001001010101 1011111101001011 111010100100101101110010101001000101000101011010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,059 |
Words | 191 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 6, 1, 4, 1, 8, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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