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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.39

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 39

Verse 39

क्वचिद्भ्रमच्चन्द्रसरः क्वचित्स्तब्धमयं सरः । क्वचित्सरत्सिद्धगणं क्वचिदिन्दुकृतोदयम् ॥ ३९ ॥

kvacidbhramaccandrasaraḥ kvacitstabdhamayaṁ saraḥ | kvacitsaratsiddhagaṇaṁ kvacidindukṛtōdayam || 39 ||

Translation

in one place a lake of a wandering moon; in another a lake gone solid; in one place hosts of siddhas moving; in another the moon made to rise;

Word by word

kvacid
(kvacit) in one place; (kvacit) in another
bhramac
(bhramat) of a wandering
candra
moon
saraḥ
a lake
kvacit
in another
stabdha
solid
mayaṁ
gone
sarat
moving
siddha
of siddhas
gaṇaṁ
hosts
indu
the moon
kṛta
made
udayam
to rise

Meaning

Another commentary: a lake like the moon in its course, full of nectar; a lake whose water the gods' power has made solid; troops of siddhas; the beauty of a moonrise.