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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.22

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 22

Verse 22

चलद्वृक्षवनव्यूहवातवेल्लिसरित्तटम् । नानावनाकुलोपान्तच्छायासततशीतलम् ॥ २२ ॥

caladvṛkṣavanavyūhavātavēllisarittaṭam | nānāvanākulōpāntacchāyāsatataśītalam || 22 ||

Translation

its river banks shaken by winds through the ranks of swaying trees and woods, ever cool with the shade of many forests along its edges.

Word by word

calad
(calat) swaying
vṛkṣa
trees
vana
and woods; forests
vyūha
the ranks
vāta
by winds
vēlli
shaken
sarit
river
taṭam
banks
nānā
many
ākula
full of
upānta
along its edges
chāyā
with the shade
satata
ever
śītalam
cool

Meaning

Another commentary: its river banks with swaying trees and creepers, ever cool with the shade of many trees: such was the mountain the two saw.