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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.19.4

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 19 · Verse 4

अकृत्रिमप्रेमरसा विलासालसगामिनी । साऽस्य संसारसर्वस्वमासीत्कुमुदहासिनी ॥ ४ ॥

akṛtrimaprēmarasā vilāsālasagāminī | sā’sya saṁsārasarvasvamāsītkumudahāsinī || 4 ||

Translation

Full of the joy of unfeigned love, walking languid with grace, smiling like a night-lily, she was the whole treasure of his life in the world.

Word by word

akṛtrima
unfeigned
prēma
of love
rasā
full of the joy
vilāsa
with grace
alasa
languid
gāminī
walking
sā
she
asya
his
saṁsāra
of life in the world
sarvasvam
the whole treasure
āsīt
was
kumuda
like a night-lily
hāsinī
smiling

Meaning

The commentary: her love was unfeigned; she walked slowly and gracefully; her smile was lovely like an opening lily; that beauty was all the wealth of his worldly life. The words echo Līlā and Padma (3.16.1): the same love in an earlier life.