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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.6.16

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Verses
1146
Level
intermediate

Sarga 6 · Verse 16

Verse 16

जगाम यत्र तत्राऽसौ विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । ददर्श मुनिशार्दूलं द्वारभूमाववस्थितम् ॥ १६ ॥

jagāma yatra tatrā’sau viśvāmitrō mahāmuniḥ | dadarśa muniśārdūlaṁ dvārabhūmāvavasthitam || 16 ||

Translation

he went to where the great sage Viśvāmitra was, and saw that tiger among sages standing at the gate,

Word by word

jagāma
he went
yatra
where
tatra
there
asau
that
viśvāmitrō
(viśvāmitraḥ) Viśvāmitra
mahāmuniḥ
the great sage
dadarśa
saw
muni
among sages
śārdūlaṁ
the tiger
dvāra
of the gate
bhūmau
(bhūmau) on the ground
avasthitam
standing

Meaning

Verses 16 to 23 are one long sentence describing what the king saw.