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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.52

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 52

Verse 52

मणिकाञ्चनमाणिक्यमुक्तानिकरभूतले । कल्पद्रुमवने मेरौ यूना सह रतं कृतम् ॥ ५२ ॥

maṇikāñcanamāṇikyamuktānikarabhūtalē | kalpadrumavanē mērau yūnā saha rataṁ kṛtam || 52 ||

Translation

on Meru, in a forest of wishing-trees, on ground of jewels, gold, rubies and heaps of pearls, I took my pleasure with a young god;

Word by word

maṇi
of jewels
kāñcana
gold
māṇikya
rubies
muktā
of pearls
nikara
heaps
bhūtalē
on ground
kalpadruma
of wishing-trees
vanē
in a forest
mērau
on Meru
yūnā
a young god
saha
with
rataṁ
my pleasure
kṛtam
I took

Meaning

Another commentary: in the same apsaras birth she enjoyed love with a young god in the forest of wishing-trees on Meru, whose ground is heaped with gems.