aham - I; ca - also; tat - that; brahma-kule - in the school of the brāhmaṇas; ūṣivān - lived; tat - her; upekṣayā - being dependent on; dik-deśa - direction and country; kāla - time; avyutpannaḥ - having no experience; bālakaḥ - a mere child; pañca - five; hāyanaḥ - years old.

When I was a mere child of five years, I lived in a brāhmaṇa school. I was dependent on my mother’s affection and had no experience of different lands.