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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.16.25

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 16 · Verse 25

Verse 25

इत्याकर्ण्य द्विजमुखाच्चिन्तयामास सा पुनः । इदं स्वप्रज्ञयैवाऽऽशु भीता प्रियवियोगतः ॥ २५ ॥

ityākarṇya dvijamukhāccintayāmāsa sā punaḥ | idaṁ svaprajñayaivā’’śu bhītā priyaviyōgataḥ || 25 ||

Translation

Hearing this from the brahmins' mouths, she thought again, quickly, by her own wisdom, afraid of being parted from her beloved:

Word by word

iti
this
ākarṇya
hearing
dvija
of the brahmins
mukhāc
(mukhāt) from the mouths
cintayāmāsa
thought
sā
she
punaḥ
again
idaṁ
this
sva
her own
prajñayā
by wisdom
ēva
just
āśu
quickly
bhītā
afraid
priya
from her beloved
viyōgataḥ
of being parted

Meaning

The commentary: hearing this, afraid of separation from her beloved, by her own understanding she thought again quickly. Her intelligence turns from what cannot be had to what might be.