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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.20.11

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 20 · Verse 11

Verse 11

असमञ्जसमेवैतद् यथा सर्वेश्वरेश्वरि । तथा गृहान्तः पृथिवी शैलाश्चेत्यसमञ्जसम् ॥ ११ ॥

asamañjasamēvaitad yathā sarvēśvarēśvari | tathā gṛhāntaḥ pṛthivī śailāścētyasamañjasam || 11 ||

Translation

As these things are absurd, O lady of the lords of all, so is the earth inside a house, and mountains: that is absurd.

Word by word

asamañjasam
absurd
ēva
just
ētad
(etat) these things
yathā
as
sarvēśvara
of the lords of all
īśvari
O lady
tathā
so
gṛha
a house
antaḥ
inside
pṛthivī
the earth
śailāś
(śailāḥ) mountains
ca
and
iti
that

Meaning

The commentary: as these things are impossible, so it is impossible that the earth and mountains should be inside a house.