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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.5.7

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Verses
1146
Level
intermediate

Sarga 5 · Verse 7

कृशाङ्गश्चिन्तया युक्तः खेदी परमदुर्मनाः । नोवाच कस्यचित्किञ्चिल्लिपिकर्मार्पितोपमः ॥ ७ ॥

kṛśāṅgaścintayā yuktaḥ khēdī paramadurmanāḥ | nōvāca kasyacitkiñcillipikarmārpitōpamaḥ || 7 ||

Translation

Thin of limb, sunk in thought, weary and deeply downcast, he said nothing to anyone, like a figure in a painting.

Word by word

kṛśa
thin
aṅgaś
(aṅgaḥ) of limb
cintayā
in thought
yuktaḥ
sunk
khēdī
weary
parama
deeply
durmanāḥ
downcast
na
not
uvāca
said
kasyacit
to anyone
kiñcil
(kiñcit) anything
lipi
in a painting
karma
work
arpita
set
upamaḥ
like a figure

Meaning

A painted figure has a body and a face but no speech or movement: so Rāma among his family.