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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.41

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 41

Verse 41

गृहपार्श्वस्थितश्वभ्रकुञ्जैः कुसुमितप्रभैः । प्रत्यहं प्रातरागुल्फमाकीर्णकुसुमाजिरम् ॥ ४१ ॥

gṛhapārśvasthitaśvabhrakuñjaiḥ kusumitaprabhaiḥ | pratyahaṁ prātarāgulphamākīrṇakusumājiram || 41 ||

Translation

its courtyards strewn ankle-deep every morning with flowers from the bowers, bright with blossom, by the chasms beside its houses;

Word by word

gṛha
its houses
pārśva
beside
sthita
standing
śvabhra
by the chasms
kuñjaiḥ
from the bowers
kusumita
with blossom
prabhaiḥ
bright
pratyahaṁ
every
prātar
(prātaḥ) morning
āgulpham
ankle-deep
ākīrṇa
strewn
kusuma
with flowers
ajiram
its courtyards

Meaning

Another commentary: every morning the courtyards are covered ankle-deep in flowers from the bowers beside the houses.