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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.3.34

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Published
6
Verses
221
Level
intermediate

Sarga 3 · Verse 34

Verse 34

वेणीं च कृष्णवेणीं च निर्विन्ध्यां सरयूं तथा । चर्मण्वतीं वितस्तां च विपाशां बाहुदामपि ॥ ३४ ॥

vēṇīṁ ca kṛṣṇavēṇīṁ ca nirvindhyāṁ sarayūṁ tathā | carmaṇvatīṁ vitastāṁ ca vipāśāṁ bāhudāmapi || 34 ||

Translation

the Veṇī and the Kṛṣṇaveṇī, the Nirvindhyā and the Sarayū, the Carmaṇvatī, the Vitastā, the Vipāśā and the Bāhudā too;

Word by word

vēṇīṁ
the Veṇī
ca
and
kṛṣṇavēṇīṁ
the Kṛṣṇaveṇī
nirvindhyāṁ
the Nirvindhyā
sarayūṁ
the Sarayū
tathā
and
carmaṇvatīṁ
the Carmaṇvatī
vitastāṁ
the Vitastā
vipāśāṁ
the Vipāśā
bāhudām
the Bāhudā
api
too

Meaning

Rivers from the south to the far north-west: the Kṛṣṇaveṇī is the Krishna of the Deccan; the Sarayū flows by Ayodhyā, Rāma's own city; the Carmaṇvatī is the Chambal, the Vitastā the Jhelum and the Vipāśā the Beas.