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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.17.50

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 50

Verse 50

आजग्मुर्मन्त्रिसामन्ताः स्वं स्वं स्थानमनिन्दिताः । त्रैलोक्ये पुनरुत्पन्ने लोकपाला यथा दिशः ॥ ५० ॥

ājagmurmantrisāmantāḥ svaṁ svaṁ sthānamaninditāḥ | trailōkyē punarutpannē lōkapālā yathā diśaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

The ministers and vassals, blameless, came each to his own place, like the world-guardians to the quarters when the three worlds arise again.

Word by word

ājagmur
(ājagmuḥ) came
mantri
the ministers
sāmantāḥ
and vassals
svaṁ
his own
sthānam
to place
aninditāḥ
blameless
trailōkyē
when the three worlds
punar
(punaḥ) again
utpannē
arise
lōkapālā
(lokapālāḥ) the world-guardians
yathā
like
diśaḥ
to the quarters

Meaning

The commentary: as the guardians of the world take their quarters when the three worlds arise again after the dissolution, so the blameless ministers and vassals came and sat each in his place.