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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.31

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 31

Verse 31

उत्फाललहरीश्रान्तसीकरास्वादनाकुलैः । नद्यामुडुपरावर्त्तवृत्तिभिर्विहगैर्वृतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

utphālalaharīśrāntasīkarāsvādanākulaiḥ | nadyāmuḍuparāvarttavṛttibhirvihagairvṛtam || 31 ||

Translation

surrounded by birds turning in the river like stars in their courses, eager to taste the spray tired of the leaping waves,

Word by word

utphāla
leaping
laharī
of the waves
śrānta
tired
sīkara
the spray
āsvādana
to taste
ākulaiḥ
eager
nadyām
in the river
uḍu
like stars
parāvartta
turning
vṛttibhir
(vṛttibhiḥ) in their courses
vihagair
(vihagaiḥ) by birds
vṛtam
surrounded

Meaning

Another commentary: swans, their minds at peace from tasting the cool spray, rest on the high waves and turn like the stars in the river.