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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.16.20

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 16 · Verse 20

Verse 20

भर्त्राऽनेन सहोत्तुङ्गस्तनी कुसुमसद्मसु । कथं स्वैरं चिरं कान्ता रमे युगशतान्यहम् ॥ २० ॥

bhartrā’nēna sahōttuṅgastanī kusumasadmasu | kathaṁ svairaṁ ciraṁ kāntā ramē yugaśatānyaham || 20 ||

Translation

How might I, his beloved with high breasts, delight with this husband freely and long, in houses of flowers, for hundreds of ages?

Word by word

bhartrā
husband
anēna
with this
saha
with
uttuṅga
high
stanī
with breasts
kusuma
of flowers
sadmasu
in houses
kathaṁ
how
svairaṁ
freely
ciraṁ
long
kāntā
his beloved
ramē
might I delight
yuga
of ages
śatāni
for hundreds
aham
I

Meaning

The commentary: how might I, with high breasts, enjoy him at will for hundreds of ages, in places adorned with flowers? The wish is plain and human: not release, but more of the same, forever.