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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.35

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 35

Verse 35

सरित्तरङ्गसङ्घट्टसंरावाश्रुतसंकथम् । कर्मजाड्यघनत्रासवाञ्छितैकान्तसंस्थितम् ॥ ३५ ॥

sarittaraṅgasaṅghaṭṭasaṁrāvāśrutasaṁkatham | karmajāḍyaghanatrāsavāñchitaikāntasaṁsthitam || 35 ||

Translation

where talk is unheard for the roar of the clashing river waves, where people, dull in their work and much afraid, sit apart as they wish,

Word by word

sarit
river
taraṅga
waves
saṅghaṭṭa
clashing
saṁrāva
for the roar
aśruta
unheard
saṁkatham
where talk
karma
in their work
jāḍya
dull
ghana
much
trāsa
afraid
vāñchita
as they wish
ēkānta
apart
saṁsthitam
sit

Meaning

Another commentary: the people's talk cannot be heard for the roar of the river; dull and timid in their work, they sit apart.