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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.16.15

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 16 · Verse 15

Verse 15

नौयानयुग्महस्त्यश्वदान्तोष्ट्रादिगमागमैः । जलकेलिविलासेन परस्परसमुत्क्षणैः ॥ १५ ॥

nauyānayugmahastyaśvadāntōṣṭrādigamāgamaiḥ | jalakēlivilāsēna parasparasamutkṣaṇaiḥ || 15 ||

Translation

with outings by boat, in pairs, on elephants, horses and trained camels; with the sport of water-play, splashing each other;

Word by word

nau
by boat
yāna
outings
yugma
in pairs
hasti
on elephants
aśva
horses
dānta
trained
uṣṭra
camels
ādi
and the like
gama
going
āgamaiḥ
and coming
jala
water
kēli
play
vilāsēna
with the sport
paraspara
each other
samutkṣaṇaiḥ
with splashing

Meaning

The commentary: with boating, with rides on pairs of horses and elephants and on trained camels, with water-play, throwing water on each other.