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बभूवुः मन्त्र २ [III.i.2] तान्होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तो यो वो ब्रह्मिष्ठः स एता गा उदजतामिति ।ते ह ब्राह्मणा न दधृषुर् अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्यः स्वमेव ब्रह्मचारिणमुवाचैताः एतास् सौम्योदज सामश्रवा३ इति ।ता होदाचकार ।ते ह ब्राह्मणाश्चुक्रुधुः कथं नु नो ब्रह्मिष्ठो ब्रुवीतेत्य् अथ ह जनकस्य वैदेहस्य होताऽश्वलो बभूव ।स हैनं पप्रच्छ त्वं नु खलु नो याज्ञवल्क्य ब्रह्मिष्ठोऽसी३ इति ।स होवाच नमो वयं ब्रह्मिष्ठाय कुर्मो गोकामा एव वयँ स्म इति ।तँ ह तत एव प्रष्टुं दध्रे होताऽश्वलः
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babhUvuH mantra 2 ##[III.i.2]## tAnhovAcha brAhmaNA bhagavanto yo vo brahmiShThaH sa etA gA udajatAmiti | te ha brAhmaNA na dadhR^iShur atha ha yAj~navalkyaH svameva brahmachAriNamuvAchaitAH etAs saumyodaja sAmashravA3 iti | tA hodAchakAra | te ha brAhmaNAshchukrudhuH kathaM nu no brahmiShTho bruvItety atha ha janakasya vaidehasya hotA.ashvalo babhUva | sa hainaM paprachCha tvaM nu khalu no yAj~navalkya brahmiShTho.asI3 iti | sa hovAcha namo vayaM brahmiShThAya kurmo gokAmA eva vaya{\m+} sma iti | ta{\m+} ha tata eva praShTuM dadhre hotA.ashvalaH
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Adoration to the Highest Self (Paramâtman)!
नानाप्रकारम्, पूमश्रदणं बिर्फु- करि तन्निश्वसितमिव ततो वह चौथा दष्टान्त- जिस को उसे वेसाही समभना चाहिये। रूपके विकारकौ व्यवस्था नाम- प्रकाशकै ही अधीन है) जल ओर प्रत्मा हा सबका श्राश्रय है- इसमे दृष्टान्त कश्वान्यत्, न केवलं स्थित्यु स्प्तिकालयोरेव प्रज्ञानव्यति-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
And Ganaka spoke to them: 'Ye venerable Brâhmanas, he who among you is the wisest, let him drive away these cows.' Then those Brâhmanas durst not, but Yâgñavalkya said to his pupil: 'Drive them away, my dear.' He replied: 'O glory of the Sâman ' and drove them away. The Brâhmanas became angry and said: 'How could he call himself the wisest among us?' Now there was Asvala, the Hotri priest of Ganaka Vaideha. He asked him: 'Are you indeed the wisest among us, O Yâgñavalkya?' He replied: 'I bow before the wisest (the best knower of Brahman), but I wish indeed to have these cows.' Then Asvala, the Hotri priest, undertook to question him.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
बभूवुः मन्त्र २ [III.i.2] तान्होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तो यो वो ब्रह्मिष्ठः स एता गा उदजतामिति । ते ह ब्राह्मणा न दधृषुर् अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्यः स्वमेव ब्रह्मचारिणमुवाचैताः एतास् सौम्योदज सामश्रवा३ इति । ता होदाचकार । ते ह ब्राह्मणाश्चुक्रुधुः कथं नु नो ब्रह्मिष्ठो ब्रुवीतेत्य् अथ ह जनकस्य वैदेहस्य होताऽश्वलो बभूव । स हैनं पप्रच्छ त्वं नु खलु नो याज्ञवल्क्य ब्रह्मिष्ठोऽसी३ इति । स होवाच नमो वयं ब्रह्मिष्ठाय कुर्मो गोकामा एव वयँ स्म इति । तँ ह तत एव प्रष्टुं दध्रे होताऽश्वलः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
And Ganaka spoke to them: 'Ye venerable Brâhmanas, he who among you is the wisest, let him drive away these cows.' Then those Brâhmanas durst not, but Yâgñavalkya said to his pupil: 'Drive them away, my dear.' He replied: 'O glory of the Sâman ' and drove them away. The Brâhmanas became angry and said: 'How could he call himself the wisest among us?' Now there was Asvala, the Hotri priest of Ganaka Vaideha. He asked him: 'Are you indeed the wisest among us, O Yâgñavalkya?' He replied: 'I bow before the wisest (the best knower of Brahman), but I wish indeed to have these cows.' Then Asvala, the Hotri priest, undertook to question him.
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Adoration to the Highest Self (Paramâtman)!
Sense: Adoration to the Highest Self (Paramâtman)!
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
नानाप्रकारम्, पूमश्रदणं बिर्फु- करि तन्निश्वसितमिव ततो वह चौथा दष्टान्त- जिस को उसे वेसाही समभना चाहिये। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती 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
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