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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.34.44

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 34 · Verse 44

Verse 44

नरेभखरवाजिभ्यो ये च्युता रक्तनिर्झराः । पश्य तद्बिन्दुसिक्तेन वायुनाऽरुणिता दिशः ॥ ४४ ॥

narēbhakharavājibhyō yē cyutā raktanirjharāḥ | paśya tadbindusiktēna vāyunā’ruṇitā diśaḥ || 44 ||

Translation

"Look: the quarters are reddened by the wind sprinkled with the drops of the streams of blood that have poured from men, elephants, mules and horses."

Word by word

nara
from men
ibha
elephants
khara
mules
vājibhyō
(vājibhyaḥ) and horses
yē
that
cyutā
have poured
rakta
of blood
nirjharāḥ
the streams
paśya
look
tad
(tat) their
bindu
with the drops
siktēna
sprinkled
vāyunā
by the wind
aruṇitā
are reddened
diśaḥ
the quarters

Meaning

The spray of blood is carried on the wind until the whole horizon is red.