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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.46

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 46

Verse 46

प्रतिकृत्तलताफुल्लकेतकोत्करपाण्डुरम् । वहत्प्रणालपटलीरणद्गुरुगुरारवम् ॥ ४६ ॥

pratikṛttalatāphullakētakōtkarapāṇḍuram | vahatpraṇālapaṭalīraṇadgurugurāravam || 46 ||

Translation

white with heaps of ketaka in flower among the cut creepers, with the deep gurgling roar of its ranks of flowing channels,

Word by word

prati
among
kṛtta
cut
latā
creepers
phulla
in flower
kētaka
of ketaka
utkara
with heaps
pāṇḍuram
white
vahat
flowing
praṇāla
channels
paṭalī
of its ranks
raṇad
(raṇat) roaring
guru
deep
gura
gurgling
āravam
roar

Meaning

Another commentary: white with heaps of ketaka from the creepers that were cut, and ringing with the sound of the channels rushing.