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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.17.18

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 18

Verse 18

सिंहासने समारूढं जय जीवेति संस्तुतम् । प्रस्तुतं मण्डलानीककार्यमाहर्तुमादृतम् ॥ १८ ॥

siṁhāsanē samārūḍhaṁ jaya jīvēti saṁstutam | prastutaṁ maṇḍalānīkakāryamāhartumādṛtam || 18 ||

Translation

mounted on a throne, praised with "Victory! Long life!", intent on bringing to a close the business of the realm and the army in hand;

Word by word

siṁhāsanē
on a throne
samārūḍhaṁ
mounted
jaya
Victory
jīva
Long life
iti
with
saṁstutam
praised
prastutaṁ
in hand
maṇḍala
of the realm
anīka
and the army
kāryam
the business
āhartum
to bring to a close
ādṛtam
intent

Meaning

The commentary: bards praised him with "Victory to you! Long may you live!", and he was engaged in the business of the kingdom and the army before him.