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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.48

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 48

Verse 48

पीतं चर्मण्वतीतीरे गायन्त्या मधुरस्वरम् । पुलिन्द्या सुरतान्तेषु नालिकेररसासवम् ॥ ४८ ॥

pītaṁ carmaṇvatītīrē gāyantyā madhurasvaram | pulindyā suratāntēṣu nālikērarasāsavam || 48 ||

Translation

As a Pulinda woman singing sweetly on the bank of the Carmaṇvatī, I drank the wine of coconut sap at the end of love;

Word by word

pītaṁ
I drank
carmaṇvatī
of the Carmaṇvatī
tīrē
on the bank
gāyantyā
singing
madhura
sweetly
svaram
in voice
pulindyā
as a Pulinda woman
surata
of love
antēṣu
at the end
nālikēra
of coconut
rasa
sap
āsavam
the wine

Meaning

The Pulindas are a tribal people; the Carmaṇvatī is the river Chambal.