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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.26.14

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 26 · Verse 14

Verse 14

सहजाया वपुर्लक्ष्म्या लीलादोलाविलासिनः । ते एते च तरङ्गाढ्या निजलावण्यवारिधेः ॥ १४ ॥

sahajāyā vapurlakṣmyā līlādōlāvilāsinaḥ | tē ētē ca taraṅgāḍhyā nijalāvaṇyavāridhēḥ || 14 ||

Translation

the two of them like waves rich in the ocean of their own loveliness, playing on the swing of the native beauty of their bodies;

Word by word

sahajāyā
(sahajāyāḥ) native
vapur
(vapuḥ) of their bodies
lakṣmyā
of the beauty
līlā
playing
dōlā
on the swing
vilāsinaḥ
sporting
tē
the two
ētē
of them
ca
and
taraṅga
waves
āḍhyā
rich
nija
their own
lāvaṇya
of loveliness
vāridhēḥ
of the ocean

Meaning

Another commentary: like the best waves of the ocean of their beauty, swinging on the swing of their natural grace.