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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.4.29

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Level
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Sarga 4 · Verse 29

Verse 29

ऋषयो भूमिपालाश्च मुनयो ब्राह्मणास्तथा । चेतसीव विचित्रार्थाः स्वास्पदेषु विशश्रमुः ॥ २९ ॥

ṛṣayō bhūmipālāśca munayō brāhmaṇāstathā | cētasīva vicitrārthāḥ svāspadēṣu viśaśramuḥ || 29 ||

Translation

Seers, kings, sages and brahmins rested in their own dwellings, as manifold meanings rest in the mind.

Word by word

ṛṣayō
(ṛṣayaḥ) seers
bhūmipālāś
(bhūmipālāḥ) kings
ca
and
munayō
(munayaḥ) sages
brāhmaṇās
(brāhmaṇāḥ) brahmins
tathā
and
cētasi
in the mind
iva
as
vicitra
manifold
arthāḥ
meanings
sva
their own
āspadēṣu
in dwellings
viśaśramuḥ
rested

Meaning

The other commentary: as the meanings Vasiṣṭha taught rest in men's minds. Everyone is at home, and so is the teaching.