अवश्यायकणास्पन्दी हेलाविधुतपल्लवः । कोमलः कुमुदाशंसी ववावाशीतलोऽनिलः ॥ २५ ॥
avaśyāyakaṇāspandī hēlāvidhutapallavaḥ | kōmalaḥ kumudāśaṁsī vavāvāśītalō’nilaḥ || 25 ||
Translation
A wind blew, very cool and gentle, scattering drops of dew, shaking the young leaves in play, telling of the night lilies.
Word by word
- avaśyāya
- of dew
- kaṇā
- drops
- spandī
- scattering
- hēlā
- in play
- vidhuta
- shaking
- pallavaḥ
- the young leaves
- kōmalaḥ
- gentle
- kumuda
- of the night lilies
- āśaṁsī
- telling
- vavau
- blew
- āśītalō
- (āśītalaḥ) very cool
- anilaḥ
- a wind
Meaning
The night wind of the plains: cool, gentle and fragrant, the three marks the commentary names. The night lily (kumuda) opens at moonrise; the wind carries its scent ahead of it.