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मन्त्र ३ [III.ix.3] कतमे वसव इत्य् अग्निश्च पृथिवी च वायुश्चान्तरिक्षं चाऽऽदित्यश्च द्यौश्च चन्द्रमाश्च नक्षत्राणि चैते वसव अदित्यस् च द्यौस् च चन्द्रमास् च नक्षत्राणि च एते वसवस् एतेषु हीदं वसु सर्वँ हितमिति तस्माद्वसव इति
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mantra 3 ##[III.ix.3]## katame vasava ity agnishcha pR^ithivI cha vAyushchAntarikShaM chA.a.adityashcha dyaushcha candramAshcha nakShatrANi chaite vasava adityas cha dyaus cha candramAs cha nakShatrANi cha ete vasavas eteShu hIda.n vasu sarva{\m+} hitamiti tasmAdvasava iti
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He asked: 'Who are the Vasus.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Agni (fire), Prithivî (earth), Vâyu (air), Antariksha (sky), Âditya (sun), Dyu (heaven), Kandramas (moon), the Nakshatras (stars), these are the Vasus, for in them all that dwells (this world) rests;…
जो मनमें रहनेवाला मनके भीतर है, जिसे मन नहीं जानता, मन जिसका शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर मनका नियमन करता है, वह तुम्हारा आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृत है जो स्वकूमे रहनेवाला त्वकके भीतर है, जिसे त्वक् नहीं जानती, त्वक् जिसका शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर त्वक्का नियमन करता हे, वह तुम्हारा आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृत है जो विज्ञानमें रहनेवाला विज्ञानके भीतर है, जिसे विज्ञान नहीं जानता, विज्ञान जिसका शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर विज्ञानका नियमन करता हे, वह तुम्हारा आत्मा
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He asked: 'Who are the Vasus.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Agni (fire), Prithivî (earth), Vâyu (air), Antariksha (sky), Âditya (sun), Dyu (heaven), Kandramas (moon), the Nakshatras (stars), these are the Vasus, for in them all that dwells (this world) rests; and therefore they are called Vasus.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ३ [III.ix.3] कतमे वसव इत्य् अग्निश्च पृथिवी च वायुश्चान्तरिक्षं चाऽऽदित्यश्च द्यौश्च चन्द्रमाश्च नक्षत्राणि चैते वसव अदित्यस् च द्यौस् च चन्द्रमास् च नक्षत्राणि च एते वसवस् एतेषु हीदं वसु सर्वँ हितमिति तस्माद्वसव इति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
He asked: 'Who are the Vasus.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Agni (fire), Prithivî (earth), Vâyu (air), Antariksha (sky), Âditya (sun), Dyu (heaven), Kandramas (moon), the Nakshatras (stars), these are the Vasus, for in them all that dwells (this world) rests; and therefore they are called Vasus.'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the Vasus.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Agni (fire), Prithivî (earth), Vâyu (air), Antariksha (sky), Âditya (sun), Dyu (heaven), Kandramas (moon), the Nakshatras (stars), these are the Vasus, for in them all that dwells (this world) rests;…
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the Vasus.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Agni (fire), Prithivî (earth), Vâyu (air), Antariksha (sky), Âditya (sun), Dyu (heaven), Kandramas (moon), the Nakshatras (stars), these are the Vasus, for in them all that dwells (this world) rests;…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
जो मनमें रहनेवाला मनके भीतर है, जिसे मन नहीं जानता, मन जिसका शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर मनका नियमन करता है, वह तुम्हारा आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृत है जो स्वकूमे रहनेवाला त्वकके भीतर 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।
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- Sanskrit text
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