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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.60

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 60

Verse 60

क्वचित् प्रावृड्भवोन्मत्तघनाभ्ररवघर्घरम् । क्वचित् सुरासुरगणप्रवृत्तरणदुर्गमम् ॥ ६० ॥

kvacit prāvṛḍbhavōnmattaghanābhraravaghargharam | kvacit surāsuragaṇapravṛttaraṇadurgamam || 60 ||

Translation

in one place rumbling with the roar of dense clouds born of the rains and wild; in another impassable with the battles begun by hosts of gods and demons;

Word by word

kvacit
in one place
prāvṛḍ
(prāvṛṭ) of the rains
bhava
born
unmatta
wild
ghana
dense
abhra
of clouds
rava
with the roar
ghargharam
rumbling
sura
of gods
asura
and demons
gaṇa
by hosts
pravṛtta
begun
raṇa
with battles
durgamam
impassable

Meaning

Another commentary: rumbling clouds of the rainy season like madmen; and terrible wars of gods and demons.