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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.25

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 25

Verse 25

गच्छद्गोवृन्दहुङ्कारकरालाखिलकुञ्जकम् । कुञ्जगुल्मकखण्डाढ्यं सच्छायघनशाद्वलम् ॥ २५ ॥

gacchadgōvṛndahuṅkārakarālākhilakuñjakam | kuñjagulmakakhaṇḍāḍhyaṁ sacchāyaghanaśādvalam || 25 ||

Translation

all its thickets terrible with the lowing of herds of cattle on the move, rich in clumps of bower and bush, with dense, shady meadows,

Word by word

gacchad
(gacchat) on the move
gō
of cattle
vṛnda
of herds
huṅkāra
with the lowing
karāla
terrible
akhila
all
kuñjakam
its thickets
kuñja
bower
gulmaka
and bush
khaṇḍa
in clumps
āḍhyaṁ
rich
sacchāya
shady
ghana
dense
śādvalam
with meadows

Meaning

Another commentary: its thickets loud with the lowing of the cattle going to pasture, rich with bowers and bushes, with dense green shady grass.