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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.62

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 62

Verse 62

सौगन्ध्यमत्तपवनाहतविक्लवानां वप्रौषधिज्वलनविस्मृतदीपकानाम् । कोलाहलाकुलकुलायकुलाकुलानां कुल्याकुलाकलकलाश्रुतसंकथानाम् ॥ ६२ ॥

saugandhyamattapavanāhataviklavānāṁ vaprauṣadhijvalanavismṛtadīpakānām | kōlāhalākulakulāyakulākulānāṁ kulyākulākalakalāśrutasaṁkathānām || 62 ||

Translation

faint with winds drunk on fragrance, their lamps forgotten for the glow of herbs on the slopes, full of nests loud with clamour, their talk unheard for the gurgle of crowded channels;

Word by word

saugandhya
on fragrance
matta
drunk
pavana
with winds
āhata
struck
viklavānāṁ
faint
vapra
on the slopes
auṣadhi
of herbs
jvalana
for the glow
vismṛta
forgotten
dīpakānām
their lamps
kōlāhala
with clamour
ākula
loud
kulāya
of nests
kula
full
ākulānāṁ
crowded
kulyā
of channels
kalakala
for the gurgle
aśruta
unheard
saṁkathānām
their talk

Meaning

Glowing herbs on the mountain slopes are a familiar marvel of Himalayan poetry; here they make lamps unnecessary.