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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.29.28

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 29 · Verse 28

Verse 28

विद्रुमैरिव संक्रान्तफुल्लकिंशुककान्तिभिः । व्याप्तया पुष्पराशीनां समुल्लासनकारिभिः ॥ २८ ॥

vidrumairiva saṁkrāntaphullakiṁśukakāntibhiḥ | vyāptayā puṣparāśīnāṁ samullāsanakāribhiḥ || 28 ||

Translation

with trees that seem coral in the reflected glow of the flowering kiṃśukas, which make the heaps of flowers shine; a stream spread with them,

Word by word

vidrumair
(vidrumaiḥ) coral
iva
seem
saṁkrānta
in the reflected
phulla
flowering
kiṁśuka
of the kiṃśukas
kāntibhiḥ
glow
vyāptayā
spread with them
puṣpa
of flowers
rāśīnāṁ
the heaps
samullāsana
shine
kāribhiḥ
which make

Meaning

The kiṃśuka (flame of the forest) flowers a fiery red; its glow falls on the neighbouring trees and makes them look like coral.