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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.26.34

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 26 · Verse 34

Verse 34

उद्यानपुष्पखण्डेभ्यो रुदद्भ्यो भ्रमरारवैः । पूतिगन्धो विनिर्याति स्वामोदापरनामकः ॥ ३४ ॥

udyānapuṣpakhaṇḍēbhyō rudadbhyō bhramarāravaiḥ | pūtigandhō viniryāti svāmōdāparanāmakaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

From the flower beds of the gardens, weeping with the hum of bees, comes a foul smell that goes by the other name of fragrance.

Word by word

udyāna
of the gardens
puṣpa
flower
khaṇḍēbhyō
(khaṇḍebhyaḥ) from the beds
rudadbhyō
(rudadbhyaḥ) weeping
bhramara
of bees
āravaiḥ
with the hum
pūti
foul
gandhō
(gandhaḥ) a smell
viniryāti
comes
sva
its
āmōda
fragrance
apara
other
nāmakaḥ
which goes by the name

Meaning

To the grieving son, even the garden's scent smells foul.