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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.16.14

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 16 · Verse 14

Verse 14

समालम्भनलीलाभिर्मालाप्रहरणक्रमैः । गृहे कुसुमदोलाभिरन्योन्यं दोलनक्रमैः ॥ १४ ॥

samālambhanalīlābhirmālāpraharaṇakramaiḥ | gṛhē kusumadōlābhiranyōnyaṁ dōlanakramaiḥ || 14 ||

Translation

with the play of touching, with turns at striking with garlands; at home, with swings of flowers, taking turns to swing each other;

Word by word

samālambhana
of touching
līlābhir
(līlābhiḥ) with the play
mālā
with garlands
praharaṇa
at striking
kramaiḥ
with turns; taking turns
gṛhē
at home
kusuma
of flowers
dōlābhir
(dolābhiḥ) with swings
anyōnyaṁ
each other
dōlana
to swing

Meaning

The commentary: with games of running and touching, with striking one another with garlands, and in rooms made lovely with flowers, swinging one another on flower-swings.