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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.25.10

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Level
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Sarga 25 · Verse 10

Verse 10

सरःप्रालेयकणिकां वनजङ्गलधूलिकाम् । स्थलेष्वामण्डलान्तस्थजनजालालिमण्डलाम् ॥ १० ॥

saraḥprālēyakaṇikāṁ vanajaṅgaladhūlikām | sthalēṣvāmaṇḍalāntasthajanajālālimaṇḍalām || 10 ||

Translation

its lakes drops of dew, its woods and wild lands its pollen, the swarms of people living in the lands within its circle its circling bees;

Word by word

saraḥ
its lakes
prālēya
of dew
kaṇikāṁ
drops
vana
its woods
jaṅgala
and wild lands
dhūlikām
its pollen
sthalēṣv
(sthaleṣu) in the lands
āmaṇḍala
its circle
antastha
living within
jana
of people
jāla
the swarms
ali
bees
maṇḍalām
its circling

Meaning

Another commentary: lakes are the dew-drops on it, woods and jungles its pollen, and the networks of beings all around in its lands its circling bees.