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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.34.22

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 34 · Verse 22

Verse 22

कान्तकाञ्चनकान्ताङ्गे भटस्योरसि कामिनी । दृष्टा देवपुरन्ध्रीयं भर्तुरन्वेषणान्विता ॥ २२ ॥

kāntakāñcanakāntāṅgē bhaṭasyōrasi kāminī | dṛṣṭā dēvapurandhrīyaṁ bharturanvēṣaṇānvitā || 22 ||

Translation

"The beloved who lay on the warrior's breast, her body lovely as bright gold, is seen here, a woman of the gods, searching for her husband."

Word by word

kānta
bright, lovely
kāñcana
as gold
aṅgē
her body
bhaṭasya
the warrior's
urasi
on the breast
kāminī
the beloved
dṛṣṭā
is seen
dēva
of the gods
purandhrī
a woman
iyaṁ
this
bhartur
(bhartuḥ) for her husband
anvēṣaṇa
searching
anvitā
engaged in

Meaning

Another reunion. The second commentary: the wife who died in her hero-husband's arms is now a goddess, looking for him among the fallen.