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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.27.15

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 27 · Verse 15

Verse 15

इहैवाऽन्तःपुरे तस्मिन् स मृतो मम भूपतिः । इहैवाऽन्तःपुराकाशे तस्मिन्नेव पुरे नृपः ॥ १५ ॥

ihaivā’ntaḥpurē tasmin sa mṛtō mama bhūpatiḥ | ihaivā’ntaḥpurākāśē tasminnēva purē nṛpaḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Here, in that inner palace, my king died; here, in the space of the inner palace, in that very city, the king

Word by word

iha
here
ēva
just
antaḥpurē
in inner palace
tasmin
that
sa
the
mṛtō
(mṛtaḥ) died
mama
my
bhūpatiḥ
king
antaḥpura
of the inner palace
ākāśē
in the space
purē
city
nṛpaḥ
the king

Meaning

Verses 15 and 16 are one sentence: the king's death and his rebirth as a ruler both took place in the space of the same room.