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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.26.11

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 26 · Verse 11

Verse 11

सर्वौषधिवनग्रामं पूरयन्त्यौ रसायनैः । शीतलाह्लादसुखदं चन्द्रद्वयमिवोदितम् ॥ ११ ॥

sarvauṣadhivanagrāmaṁ pūrayantyau rasāyanaiḥ | śītalāhlādasukhadaṁ candradvayamivōditam || 11 ||

Translation

filling the herbs, the forest and the village with elixirs, like two moons risen, giving cool delight and joy;

Word by word

sarva
all
auṣadhi
the herbs
vana
the forest
grāmaṁ
and the village
pūrayantyau
filling
rasāyanaiḥ
with elixirs
śītala
cool
āhlāda
delight
sukhadaṁ
giving joy
candra
moons
dvayam
two
iva
like
uditam
risen

Meaning

The moon is the lord of herbs and fills them with sap; the two women do the same for the grieving village.