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मन्त्र १२ [II.iv.12] स यथा सैन्धवखिल्य उदके प्रास्त उदकमेवानुविलीयेत अनुविलीयेत न हास्योद्ग्रहणायेव न हास्योद्ग्रहणायैव स्याद् यतो यतस्त्वाददीत लवणमेवैवं वा अर इदं महद् भूतमनन्तमपारं विज्ञानघन एवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय महत् भूतम् अनन्तम् अपारम् विज्ञानघनस् एव एतेभ्यस् भूतेभ्यस् समुत्थाय तान्येवानुविनश्यति न प्रेत्य सञ्ज्ञाऽस्तीत्यरे ब्रवीमीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः
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mantra 12 ##[II.iv.12]## sa yathA saindhavakhilya udake prAsta udakamevAnuvilIyeta anuvilIyeta na hAsyodgrahaNAyeva na hAsyodgrahaNAyaiva syAd yato yatastvAdadIta lavaNamevaivaM vA ara idaM mahad bhUtamanantamapAraM vij~nAnaghana evaitebhyo bhUtebhyaH samutthAya mahat bhUtam anantam apAram vij~nAnaghanas eva etebhyas bhUtebhyas samutthAya tAnyevAnuvinashyati na pretya sa~nj~nA.astItyare bravImIti hovAcha yAj~navalkyaH
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'As a lump of salt , when thrown into water, becomes dissolved into water, and could not be taken out again, but wherever we taste (the water) it is salt,--thus verily, O Maitreyî, does this great Being, endless, unlimited, consisting of nothing but knowledge ,…
वायायां बाह्ये तमस्यध्यास्मं चायाम बाह्य अन्धकार ५९ शरी रान्तगंत आवरणरूप अज्ञानमें च आवरणात्मक्रेऽज्ञमे हदि चेका तथा हृदथमे भी एक ही देवता है। वहु गाग्यं बोला "यह् जो आत्मामे पुरुष है, इसीकी मेँ ब्रह्मरूपसे उपासना करता हूं ।' उस्र अजातशतरुने कहा, नहीं, नहीं, इसके विषयसें बात मत करो; इसकी तो मेँ आत्मन्वीरूपसे उपासना करता हँ । जो कोई ४ आत्मनि प्रजापतो बुद्धौ च आत्मामे अर्थात् प्रजापति; 4 ० हृदि चैका देवता । तस्या ्रात्म- बुद्धि ओर हृदयमे भी एक ही देवता है । उसका “आत्मन्वी' अर्थात्
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'As a lump of salt , when thrown into water, becomes dissolved into water, and could not be taken out again, but wherever we taste (the water) it is salt,--thus verily, O Maitreyî, does this great Being, endless, unlimited, consisting of nothing but knowledge , rise from out these elements, and vanish again in them. When he has departed, there is no more knowledge (name), I say, O Maitreyî.' Thus spoke Yâgñavalkya.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १२ [II.iv.12] स यथा सैन्धवखिल्य उदके प्रास्त उदकमेवानुविलीयेत अनुविलीयेत न हास्योद्ग्रहणायेव न हास्योद्ग्रहणायैव स्याद् यतो यतस्त्वाददीत लवणमेवैवं वा अर इदं महद् भूतमनन्तमपारं विज्ञानघन एवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय महत् भूतम् अनन्तम् अपारम् विज्ञानघनस् एव एतेभ्यस् भूतेभ्यस् समुत्थाय तान्येवानुविनश्यति न प्रेत्य सञ्ज्ञाऽस्तीत्यरे ब्रवीमीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'As a lump of salt , when thrown into water, becomes dissolved into water, and could not be taken out again, but wherever we taste (the water) it is salt,--thus verily, O Maitreyî, does this great Being, endless, unlimited, consisting of nothing but knowledge , rise from out these elements, and vanish again in them. When he has departed, there is no more knowledge (name), I say, O Maitreyî.' Thus spoke Yâgñavalkya.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'As a lump of salt , when thrown into water, becomes dissolved into water, and could not be taken out again, but wherever we taste (the water) it is salt,--thus verily, O Maitreyî, does this great Being, endless, unlimited, consisting of nothing but knowledge ,…
Sense: 'As a lump of salt , when thrown into water, becomes dissolved into water, and could not be taken out again, but wherever we taste (the water) it is salt,--thus verily, O Maitreyî, does this great Being, endless, unlimited, consisting of nothing but knowledge ,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वायायां बाह्ये तमस्यध्यास्मं चायाम बाह्य अन्धकार ५९ शरी रान्तगंत आवरणरूप अज्ञानमें च आवरणात्मक्रेऽज्ञमे हदि चेका तथा हृदथमे भी एक ही देवता है। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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