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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.19.6

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 19 · Verse 6

समग्रपरिवारेण यान्तमाखेटकेच्छया । महता सैन्यघोषेण मेरोरिव बिभित्सया ॥ ६ ॥

samagraparivārēṇa yāntamākhēṭakēcchayā | mahatā sainyaghōṣēṇa mērōriva bibhitsayā || 6 ||

Translation

going with his whole retinue, wishing to hunt, with the great roar of an army, as if to split Meru;

Word by word

samagra
whole
parivārēṇa
with his retinue
yāntam
going
ākhēṭaka
to hunt
icchayā
wishing
mahatā
with the great
sainya
of an army
ghōṣēṇa
roar
mērōr
(meroḥ) Meru
iva
as if
bibhitsayā
to split

Meaning

The commentary: he was going with his full retinue, wishing to hunt, with the great noise of his army, as if he meant to split Mount Meru.