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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.34.32

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 34 · Verse 32

Verse 32

अपूर्वोत्तमसौन्दर्यकान्तसङ्गमशंसिनः । वान्ति विद्याधरस्त्रीणामलकोल्लासिनोऽनिलाः ॥ ३२ ॥

apūrvōttamasaundaryakāntasaṅgamaśaṁsinaḥ | vānti vidyādharastrīṇāmalakōllāsinō’nilāḥ || 32 ||

Translation

"Winds blow, playing in the curls of the vidyādhara women, foretelling union with lovers of a beauty never seen before."

Word by word

apūrva
never seen before
uttama
of a beauty
saundarya
of loveliness
kānta
with lovers
saṅgama
union
śaṁsinaḥ
foretelling
vānti
blow
vidyādhara
of the vidyādhara
strīṇām
women
alaka
in the curls
ullāsinō
(ullāsinaḥ) playing
anilāḥ
winds

Meaning

A good omen: when the wind lifts a woman's hair, it is a sign that she will meet her beloved. So the vidyādhara women will receive new lovers, the heroes, more beautiful than any they have known. The second commentary adds the note on the omen.