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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.3.41

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Published
6
Verses
221
Level
intermediate

Sarga 3 · Verse 41

Verse 41

भूयो भूयः स बभ्राम भ्रातृभ्यां सह मानदः । चतुर्ष्वपि दिगन्तेषु सर्वानेव महीतटान् ॥ ४१ ॥

bhūyō bhūyaḥ sa babhrāma bhrātṛbhyāṁ saha mānadaḥ | caturṣvapi digantēṣu sarvānēva mahītaṭān || 41 ||

Translation

Again and again he wandered with his two brothers, the giver of honour, over all the lands of the earth, to the ends of the four quarters.

Word by word

bhūyō
(bhūyaḥ) again and again
sa
(saḥ) he
babhrāma
wandered
bhrātṛbhyāṁ
his two brothers
saha
with
mānadaḥ
the giver of honour
caturṣu
of the four
api
all
dig
(dik) quarters
antēṣu
to the ends
sarvān
all
ēva
indeed
mahī
of the earth
taṭān
the lands

Meaning

"Again and again", says the commentary: on the way back he visited once more places he had already seen, out of delight in them, or to show how great they were.