Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.33

Translation

in one place great heavenly cars floating like blades of grass on a river of wind; in another clear with the lustre of the backs of swarms of moving bees;

Word by word

kvacid

(kvacit) in one place

vāta

of wind

nadī

on a river

prauḍha

great

vimāna

heavenly cars

tṛṇa

of grass

pallavam

like blades

kvacic

(kvacit) in another

calad

(calat) moving

ali

of bees

vrāta

of swarms

pṛṣṭha

of the backs

tvak

skin

kānti

with the lustre

nirmalam

clear

Meaning

The sky's dark blue is likened to the sheen on the backs of black bees.