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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.4.18

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 4 · Verse 18

Verse 18

जग्मुर्नभश्चरा व्योम भूचरा भूमिमण्डलम् । चक्रुर्दिनसमाचारं सर्वे ते स्वेषु सद्मसु ॥ १८ ॥

jagmurnabhaścarā vyōma bhūcarā bhūmimaṇḍalam | cakrurdinasamācāraṁ sarvē tē svēṣu sadmasu || 18 ||

Translation

Those who move in the sky went to the sky, those who move on earth to the round of the earth, and all did the duties of the day in their own homes.

Word by word

jagmur
(jagmuḥ) went
nabhaścarā
(nabhaścarāḥ) those who move in the sky
vyōma
to the sky
bhūcarā
(bhūcarāḥ) those who move on earth
bhūmi
of the earth
maṇḍalam
to the round
cakrur
(cakruḥ) did
dina
of the day
samācāraṁ
the duties
sarvē
all
tē
they
svēṣu
in their own
sadmasu
homes

Meaning

The assembly included gods and sky-going beings, siddhas and the like, as well as men. The other commentary adds that in their homes they talked over the day's hearing with one another.