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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.29.44

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 29 · Verse 44

Verse 44

विदेहानां सदेहानां लोकमुत्तीर्य दूरगम् । दूराद् दूरमथो गत्वा किंचिद्बुद्धा बभूव सा ॥ ४४ ॥

vidēhānāṁ sadēhānāṁ lōkamuttīrya dūragam | dūrād dūramathō gatvā kiṁcidbuddhā babhūva sā || 44 ||

Translation

crossing the far world of the bodiless and of the embodied, and going on, farther and farther, she came somewhat to herself.

Word by word

vidēhānāṁ
of the bodiless
sadēhānāṁ
of the embodied
lōkam
the world
uttīrya
crossing
dūragam
far
dūrād
(dūrāt) farther
dūram
and farther
athō
and then
gatvā
going on
kiṁcid
(kiñcit) somewhat
buddhā
to herself
babhūva
came
sā
she

Meaning

The first commentary: the far world of the liberated, with body and without. Then Līlā, who until now has simply been flying, "came somewhat to herself" (kiñcid buddhā) and looked around.