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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.21

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 21

Verse 21

पुष्पाग्रपिहिताकाशकोशकुड्यकवारिदम् । पतद्दीर्घसरित्स्रोतःस्फुरन्मुक्ताकलापकम् ॥ २१ ॥

puṣpāgrapihitākāśakōśakuḍyakavāridam | pataddīrghasaritsrōtaḥsphuranmuktākalāpakam || 21 ||

Translation

its clouds, walls of the sky's treasury, covered by the tips of flowers; strings of pearls flashing in the streams of its long falling rivers,

Word by word

puṣpa
flowers
agra
by the tips
pihita
covered
ākāśa
of the sky
kōśa
treasury
kuḍyaka
walls
vāridam
its clouds
patad
(patat) falling
dīrgha
long
sarit
rivers
srōtaḥ
in the streams
sphuran
(sphurat) flashing
muktā
of pearls
kalāpakam
strings

Meaning

Another commentary: its clouds, the walls of the sky, hidden by trees covered in flowers; and its waterfalls, from great rivers, flashing like strings of pearls.