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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.3.39

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Published
6
Verses
221
Level
intermediate

Sarga 3 · Verse 39

Verse 39

नानाश्चर्यविचित्राणि चतुरब्धितटानि च । विन्ध्यमन्दरकुञ्जांश्च कुलशैलस्थलानि च ॥ ३९ ॥

nānāścaryavicitrāṇi caturabdhitaṭāni ca | vindhyamandarakuñjāṁśca kulaśailasthalāni ca || 39 ||

Translation

the shores of the four oceans, full of many wonders, the groves of the Vindhya and the Mandara, and the slopes of the great ranges;

Word by word

nānā
many
āścarya
wonders
vicitrāṇi
full of
catur
(catuḥ) four
abdhi
of the oceans
taṭāni
the shores
ca
and
vindhya
of the Vindhya
mandara
and the Mandara
kuñjāṁś
(kuñjān) the groves
kula
great
śaila
of the ranges
sthalāni
the slopes

Meaning

The "great ranges" (kulaśaila) are the seven principal mountain chains of the land.