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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.25.18

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 25 · Verse 18

Verse 18

ततोऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टिताम् । दध्यब्धिलेखया नित्यसन्तर्पितसुरौघया ॥ १८ ॥

tatō’pi dviguṇākāraṁ dhārayantyā ca vēṣṭitām | dadhyabdhilēkhayā nityasantarpitasuraughayā || 18 ||

Translation

and enclosed by the line of the ocean of curd, which ever satisfies the hosts of gods, and bears a form twice that again;

Word by word

tatō
(tataḥ) that
api
again
dviguṇa
twice
ākāraṁ
a form
dhārayantyā
which bears
ca
and
vēṣṭitām
enclosed
dadhi
of curd
abdhi
of the ocean
lēkhayā
by the line
nitya
ever
santarpita
satisfies
sura
of gods
ōghayā
the hosts

Meaning

The ocean of curd feeds the gods.