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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.58

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 58

Verse 58

क्वचिदिन्दुकराकृष्टिशीतलाह्लादमारुतम् । क्वचित् तप्तानिलादग्धद्रुमपर्वतवारिदम् ॥ ५८ ॥

kvacidindukarākṛṣṭiśītalāhlādamārutam | kvacit taptānilādagdhadrumaparvatavāridam || 58 ||

Translation

in one place breezes cool and gladdening, drawn out by the rays of the moon; in another clouds, trees and mountains burnt by hot winds;

Word by word

kvacid
(kvacit) in one place
indu
of the moon
kara
by the rays
ākṛṣṭi
drawn out
śītala
cool
āhlāda
gladdening
mārutam
breezes
kvacit
in another
tapta
hot
anila
by winds
ādagdha
burnt
druma
trees
parvata
mountains
vāridam
clouds

Meaning

Again the opposites: the moon's cool breeze and the scorching wind.