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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.50

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 50

Verse 50

तालीतमालकुञ्जेषु तरलानननेत्रया । क्षीबप्रेक्षणविक्षोभैः कृतं कान्तावलोकनम् ॥ ५० ॥

tālītamālakuñjēṣu taralānananētrayā | kṣībaprēkṣaṇavikṣōbhaiḥ kṛtaṁ kāntāvalōkanam || 50 ||

Translation

in groves of palm and tamāla, with restless face and eyes, I looked at my lover with the stirring of drunken glances;

Word by word

tālī
of palm
tamāla
and tamāla
kuñjēṣu
in groves
tarala
restless
ānana
face
nētrayā
and eyes
kṣība
drunken
prēkṣaṇa
of glances
vikṣōbhaiḥ
with the stirring
kṛtaṁ
did
kāntā
my lover
avalōkanam
looked at

Meaning

Another commentary: in groves of palm and tamāla she gazed at her mate with restless eyes and drunken glances.