Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.29.41

Translation

Passing beyond the path of the clouds and the ground of the wind-currents, then crossing the path of the sun and going past the path of the moon,

Word by word

mēgha

of the clouds

mārgam

the path

atikramya

passing beyond

vāta

of the wind

skandha

currents

avaniṁ

the ground

tathā

and

saura

of the sun

atha

then

ākramya

crossing

candra

of the moon

atītya

going past

ca

and

Meaning

Verses 41 to 44 climb through the layers of the Purāṇic sky. The wind-currents (vātaskandha) are the courses of the winds above the clouds; the first commentary names the forty-nine winds, pravaha, āvaha and the rest.