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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.17.28

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 28

Verse 28

पुष्पकर्पूरधूपाढ्यं गन्धामोदितपर्वतम् । सर्वमण्डलसंभाररचितानेकशासनम् ॥ २८ ॥

puṣpakarpūradhūpāḍhyaṁ gandhāmōditaparvatam | sarvamaṇḍalasaṁbhāraracitānēkaśāsanam || 28 ||

Translation

rich with flowers, camphor and incense, his mountain-like palaces fragrant with scents; many decrees drawn up with the tribute of all the realms;

Word by word

puṣpa
with flowers
karpūra
camphor
dhūpa
and incense
āḍhyaṁ
rich
gandha
with scents
āmōdita
fragrant
parvatam
his mountain-like palaces
sarva
all
maṇḍala
of the realms
saṁbhāra
with the tribute
racita
drawn up
anēka
many
śāsanam
decrees

Meaning

The commentary: he was full of flowers, camphor and incense, and his mountain-like mansions were steeped in fragrance; and his servants, filling his house with tribute brought from every land, had drawn up many decrees.