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मन्त्र २ [III.iv.2] स होवाचोषस्तश्चाक्रायणः यथा विब्रूयादसौ गौर् असावश्व इत्य् एवमेवैतद्व्यपदिष्टं भवति ।यदेव साक्षादपरोक्षाद् ब्रह्म य आत्मा सर्वान्तरः तं मे व्याचक्ष्वेति ।एष त आत्मा सर्वान्तरः ।कतमो याज्ञवल्क्य सर्वान्तरो ।न दृष्टेर्द्रष्टारं पश्येर् न श्रुतेः श्रोतारँ शृणुया न मतेर्मन्तारं मन्वीथा न विज्ञातेर्विज्ञातारं विजानीया एष त आत्मा सर्वान्तरो ऽतोऽन्यदार्तं ततो होषस्तस्चाक्रायण उपरराम
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mantra 2 ##[III.iv.2]## sa hovAchoShastashchAkrAyaNaH yathA vibrUyAdasau gaur asAvashva ity evamevaitadvyapadiShTaM bhavati | yadeva sAkShAdaparokShAd brahma ya AtmA sarvAntaraH taM me vyAchakShveti | eSha ta AtmA sarvAntaraH | katamo yAj~navalkya sarvAntaro | na dR^iShTerdraShTAraM pashyer na shruteH shrotAra{\m+} shR^iNuyA na matermantAraM manvIthA na vij~nAtervij~nAtAraM vijAnIyA eSha ta AtmA sarvAntaro .ato.anyadArta.n tato hoShastaschAkrAyaNa upararAma
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Ushasta Kâkrâyana said: 'As one might say, this is a cow, this is a horse, thus has this been explained by thee. Tell me the Brahman which is visible, not invisible, the Self, who is within all.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'This, thy Self, who is within all.'
उसने उनसे कहा--शृज्य ब्राह्मणगण ! आपमे जो ब्रहि्ठ हो वह सल गौ्ोको ले जाय । कितु उन ब्राह्मणोका साहस न हृजा । त ाजिवल्क्यन अपन ही ब्रह्मचारीसे कहा, है सोम्य सामश्नवा तु इन्हले गा एवमवकर्ष्य ब्राह्मणां- स्तान् होवाच है बराह्मणा भगवन्त बदिष्ठः, सर्वे युयं ब्रह्माणोऽति- मृतद्रस्त कमंसाधनोकी भ्रासक्तिसे पार पानेका उपाय सव स्॒स्युनाभिपन्नं केन यजमानो सरत्याराक्षिमतिमुच्यत वध्रसोऽयमभिः स होता सुक्तिः सातिमुक्तिः
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Ushasta Kâkrâyana said: 'As one might say, this is a cow, this is a horse, thus has this been explained by thee. Tell me the Brahman which is visible, not invisible, the Self, who is within all.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'This, thy Self, who is within all.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २ [III.iv.2] स होवाचोषस्तश्चाक्रायणः यथा विब्रूयादसौ गौर् असावश्व इत्य् एवमेवैतद्व्यपदिष्टं भवति । यदेव साक्षादपरोक्षाद् ब्रह्म य आत्मा सर्वान्तरः तं मे व्याचक्ष्वेति । एष त आत्मा सर्वान्तरः । कतमो याज्ञवल्क्य सर्वान्तरो । न दृष्टेर्द्रष्टारं पश्येर् न श्रुतेः श्रोतारँ शृणुया न मतेर्मन्तारं मन्वीथा न विज्ञातेर्विज्ञातारं विजानीया एष त आत्मा सर्वान्तरो ऽतोऽन्यदार्तं ततो होषस्तस्चाक्रायण उपरराम
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Ushasta Kâkrâyana said: 'As one might say, this is a cow, this is a horse, thus has this been explained by thee. Tell me the Brahman which is visible, not invisible, the Self, who is within all.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'This, thy Self, who is within all.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Ushasta Kâkrâyana said: 'As one might say, this is a cow, this is a horse, thus has this been explained by thee. Tell me the Brahman which is visible, not invisible, the Self, who is within all.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'This, thy Self, who is within all.'
Sense: Ushasta Kâkrâyana said: 'As one might say, this is a cow, this is a horse, thus has this been explained by thee. Tell me the Brahman which is visible, not invisible, the Self, who is within all.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'This, thy Self, who is within all.'
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उसने उनसे कहा--शृज्य ब्राह्मणगण ! आपमे जो ब्रहि्ठ हो वह सल गौ्ोको ले जाय। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती 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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- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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