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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.4.15

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 4 · Verse 15

Verse 15

परस्पराङ्गसङ्घट्टरणत्केयूरकङ्कणा । हारभाराहतस्वर्णपट्टाभोरुस्तनान्तरा ॥ १५ ॥

parasparāṅgasaṅghaṭṭaraṇatkēyūrakaṅkaṇā | hārabhārāhatasvarṇapaṭṭābhōrustanāntarā || 15 ||

Translation

armlets and bracelets ringing as limb brushed against limb, chests and breasts lit by golden cloth pressed down by the weight of necklaces,

Word by word

paraspara
against
aṅga
limb
saṅghaṭṭa
as brushed
raṇat
ringing
kēyūra
armlets
kaṅkaṇā
and bracelets
hāra
of necklaces
bhāra
by the weight
āhata
pressed down
svarṇa
golden
paṭṭa
cloth
ābha
lit by
uraḥ
chests
stana
and breasts
antarā
between

Meaning

The silence of the listening breaks into the sound of a crowd moving. The commentary: the bright cloth worked with gold made their chests seem full of light.