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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.4.34

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 4 · Verse 34

Verse 34

सभां पुनरुपाजग्मुर्नभश्चरमहीचराः । ह्यस्तनेन क्रमेणैव कृतप्रातस्तनक्रमाः ॥ ३४ ॥

sabhāṁ punarupājagmurnabhaścaramahīcarāḥ | hyastanēna kramēṇaiva kṛtaprātastanakramāḥ || 34 ||

Translation

Those who move in the sky and those who move on earth came again to the assembly, having done their morning duties in the same order as the day before.

Word by word

sabhāṁ
to the assembly
punar
(punaḥ) again
upājagmur
(upājagmuḥ) came
nabhaścara
those who move in the sky
mahīcarāḥ
and those who move on earth
hyastanēna
as the day before
kramēṇa
in order
ēva
the same
kṛta
having done
prātastana
morning
kramāḥ
their duties

Meaning

The rhythm of the household and the court is kept: rites first, then hearing. The teaching takes place inside a well-ordered life, not instead of one.