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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.20.39

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 20 · Verse 39

Verse 39

परलोके यथोदेति तथैवेहाऽभ्युदेति सा । तत्स्वप्नपरलोकेहलोकानामसतां सताम् ॥ ३९ ॥

paralōkē yathōdēti tathaivēhā’bhyudēti sā | tatsvapnaparalōkēhalōkānāmasatāṁ satām || 39 ||

Translation

As it arises in the other world, just so it arises here; so among dream, the other world and this world, unreal or real,

Word by word

paralōkē
in the other world
yathā
as
udēti
it arises
tathā
so
ēva
just
iha
here
abhyudēti
it arises
sā
it
tat
so
svapna
dream
paralōka
the other world
ihalōkānām
and this world
asatāṁ
unreal
satām
or real

Meaning

The commentary: the nature of awareness in the other world is its nature here too; so among dream, the next world and this world, which are unreal yet appear real. The sentence runs on.