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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.17.30

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 30

Verse 30

आरम्भमन्थरोदारकार्यसंव्यग्रभूमिपम् । नानानगरनिर्माणसोद्योगस्थपतीश्वरम् ॥ ३० ॥

ārambhamantharōdārakāryasaṁvyagrabhūmipam | nānānagaranirmāṇasōdyōgasthapatīśvaram || 30 ||

Translation

his vassal kings busy with great undertakings, slow to begin; his master builders engaged in building cities of many kinds.

Word by word

ārambha
to begin
manthara
slow
udāra
great
kārya
with undertakings
saṁvyagra
busy
bhūmipam
his vassal kings
nānā
many kinds of
nagara
cities
nirmāṇa
in building
sōdyōga
engaged
sthapati
builders
īśvaram
his master

Meaning

The commentary on verses 26 to 30: his vassals were busy with great tasks undertaken slowly; his architects were occupied in building many kinds of cities. So Līlā saw her husband, absorbed in the affairs of a kingdom.