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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.37

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 37

Verse 37

गायत्किन्नरगन्धर्वसुरस्त्रीमण्डलं क्वचित् । क्वचित् स्तब्धपुरापूर्णं वहत्पुरवरं क्वचित् ॥ ३७ ॥

gāyatkinnaragandharvasurastrīmaṇḍalaṁ kvacit | kvacit stabdhapurāpūrṇaṁ vahatpuravaraṁ kvacit || 37 ||

Translation

in one place a circle of kinnaras, gandharvas and goddesses singing; in one place full of motionless cities; in one place bearing fine moving cities;

Word by word

gāyat
singing
kinnara
of kinnaras
gandharva
gandharvas
sura
and goddesses
strī
women
maṇḍalaṁ
a circle
kvacit
in one place
stabdha
motionless
pura
of cities; cities
āpūrṇaṁ
full
vahat
moving
varaṁ
fine

Meaning

The "moving cities" are such as the three flying cities of the demon Tripura: the second commentary names them.