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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.58

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 58

Verse 58

कीर्णकर्पूरपूरेषु तल्पेषु व्यसनातुरा । चिरं विलुलिताऽस्मीन्दुबिम्बेष्विव शशिप्रभा ॥ ५८ ॥

kīrṇakarpūrapūrēṣu talpēṣu vyasanāturā | ciraṁ vilulitā’smīndubimbēṣviva śaśiprabhā || 58 ||

Translation

long I tossed, sick with grief, on beds strewn thick with camphor, like moonlight on the orb of the moon.

Word by word

kīrṇa
strewn
karpūra
with camphor
pūrēṣu
thick
talpēṣu
on beds
vyasana
with grief
āturā
sick
ciraṁ
long
vilulitā
tossed
asmi
I
indu
of the moon
bimbēṣv
(bimbeṣu) on the orb
iva
like
śaśi
moon
prabhā
light

Meaning

Another commentary: tormented by separation from the vidyādhara youths, she lay long on beds of camphor powder.