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मन्त्र २ [III.I.2] प्राणो वै ग्रहः ।सोऽपानेनातिग्राहेण गृहीतो ऽपानेन हि गन्धाञ्जिघ्रति
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mantra 2 ##[III.I.2]## prANo vai grahaH | so.apAnenAtigrAheNa gR^ihIto .apAnena hi gandhA~njighrati
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
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.…
यय वृहदारण्यकोपनिंषद् अध्याय २ यहं चन्द्रमा समस्त भूर्तोका मघु है ओर समस्त मूत इस चन्द्रमाके मधु हं । यह जो इस चन्द्रमामे तेजोमय अमरतमय पुरुष है ओर जो यह् अध्यात्म मनःसम्बन्धी तेजोमय अमृतमय पुरुष है यही वह है जो कि यह् तथा चन्द्रः । अध्यात्मं इसी प्रकार चन्द्रमा मधु है। मान्तः । ७ यहां अध्यात्म मानस पुरुष है ।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'Prâna (breath) is one Graha, and that is seized by Apâna (down-breathing) as the Atigrâha , for one smells with the Apâna.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २ [III.I.2] प्राणो वै ग्रहः । सोऽपानेनातिग्राहेण गृहीतो ऽपानेन हि गन्धाञ्जिघ्रति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Prâna (breath) is one Graha, and that is seized by Apâna (down-breathing) as the Atigrâha , for one smells with the Apâna.'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 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.…
Sense: 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.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
यय वृहदारण्यकोपनिंषद् अध्याय २ यहं चन्द्रमा समस्त भूर्तोका मघु है ओर समस्त मूत इस चन्द्रमाके मधु हं। 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।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-18
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