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॥ द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।प्रथमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [II.i.1] ॐ दृप्तबालाकिर्हानूचानो गार्ग्य आस ।स होवाचाजातशत्रुं काश्यम् ब्रह्म ते ब्रवाणीति ।स होवाचाजातशत्रुः सहस्रमेतस्यां वाचि दद्मो जनको जनक इति वै जना धावन्तीति
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.. dvitIyo.adhyAyaH . prathamaM brAhmaNam mantra 1 ##[II.i.1]## OM dR^iptabAlAkirhAnUchAno gArgya Asa | sa hovAchAjAtashatruM kAshyam brahma te bravANIti | sa hovAchAjAtashatruH sahasrametasyAM vAchi dadmo janako janaka iti vai janA dhAvantIti
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There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki , a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying,…
पहले यह ब्रह्म ही था; उसने अपनेको ही जाना कि “भें ब्रह्य ह । अतः वह सवं हौ गया 1 उसे देवोमसे जिस-जिसने जाना वही तद्रूप हो गया । इसी प्रकार ऋषियों जौर मतुष्योमेसे भी जिसने उसे जाना वह् . ब्रह्मपरम्, सवंमावस्य साध्य- मभिप्रेतमिति प्रस्य ब्रह्मणः सव- यहाँ ब्रह्म राब्दसे अपरत्रह्य । श्रृततिमे 'देवताओंको यह प्रिय नहीं है" ताया टै कि मोक्षकामीको ज्ञानप्रास्िके साधनम 4 नाण ४ शाङ्करमाध्याथं - २८४
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There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki , a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying, Ganaka (the king of Mithilâ) is our father (patron) .'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ द्वितीयोऽध्यायः । प्रथमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [II.i.1] ॐ दृप्तबालाकिर्हानूचानो गार्ग्य आस । स होवाचाजातशत्रुं काश्यम् ब्रह्म ते ब्रवाणीति । स होवाचाजातशत्रुः सहस्रमेतस्यां वाचि दद्मो जनको जनक इति वै जना धावन्तीति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki , a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying, Ganaka (the king of Mithilâ) is our father (patron) .'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki , a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying,…
Sense: There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki , a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
पहले यह ब्रह्म ही था; उसने अपनेको ही जाना कि “भें ब्रह्य ह। सुरक्षित लगाव और श्रद्धा तनाव-प्रतिक्रिया को घटाते हैं: शरीर खतरे की तैयारी छोड़कर स्थिर होता है। यह पंक्ति उसी आश्रय 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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- 2026-10-16
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