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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.18

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
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Published
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 18

Verse 18

नानावर्णाखिलोत्फुल्लविचित्रवननिर्मलम् । नानानिर्झरनिर्ह्रादकूजद्वनविहङ्गमम् ॥ १८ ॥

nānāvarṇākhilōtphullavicitravananirmalam | nānānirjharanirhrādakūjadvanavihaṅgamam || 18 ||

Translation

pure with woods of every colour all in bloom, its forest birds singing with the roar of many waterfalls,

Word by word

nānā
every
varṇa
colour
akhila
all
utphulla
in bloom
vicitra
varied
vana
with woods; forest
nirmalam
pure
nirjhara
waterfalls
nirhrāda
with the roar
kūjad
(kūjat) singing
vihaṅgamam
its birds

Meaning

Another commentary: with woods of many colours in full flower, and forest birds singing over the roar of the waterfalls.