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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.64

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 64

Verse 64

क्वचित् सर्गानिलाधूतमायाकुसुमकाननम् । पतत्पुष्पहिमासारत्रसद्वैमानिकाङ्गनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

kvacit sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam | patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikāṅganam || 64 ||

Translation

in one place forests of magic flowers shaken by the winds of creation, the women of the sky-dwellers frightened by the falling snow-shower of flowers.

Word by word

kvacit
in one place
sarga
of creation
anila
by the winds
ādhūta
shaken
māyā
magic
kusuma
of flowers
kānanam
forests
patat
falling
puṣpa
of flowers
hima
snow
āsāra
by the shower
trasad
(trasat) frightened
vaimānika
of the sky-dwellers
aṅganam
the women

Meaning

The commentary: groves of flowers made by the gods' māyā, shaken by the winds, so that the goddesses take fright at the falling blossoms.