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मन्त्र १७ [II.i.17] स होवाचाजातशत्रुर् यत्रैष एतत्।सुप्तोऽभूद् य एष विज्ञानमयः पुरुषस् तदेषां प्राणानां विज्ञानेन विज्ञानमादाय य एषोऽन्तर्हृदय आकाशस् तस्मिञ्छेते ।तानि यदा गृह्णाति अथ हैतत्पुरुषः स्वपिति नाम ।तद्गृहीत एव प्राणो भवति गृहीता वाग् गृहीतं चक्षुर् गृहीतँ श्रोत्रं गृहीतं मनः
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mantra 17 ##[II.i.17]## sa hovAchAjAtashatrur yatraiSha etat.supto.abhUd ya eSha vij~nAnamayaH puruShas tadeShAM prANAnAM vij~nAnena vij~nAnamAdAya ya eSho.antarhR^idaya AkAshas tasmi~nChete | tAni yadA gR^ihNAti atha haitatpuruShaH svapiti nAma | tadgR^ihIta eva prANo bhavati gR^ihItA vAg gR^ihItaM chakShur gR^ihIta{\m+} shrotra.n gR^ihItaM manaH
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Agâtasatru said: 'When this man was thus asleep, then the intelligent person (purusha), having through the intelligence of the senses (prânas) absorbed within himself all intelligence, lies in the ether, which is in the heart .…
तस्ये तस्याः वाचः प्रजापते- प्रजापतिके अन्नरूपसे प्रस्तुत हुए उस वाक्का पृथिवी शरीर यानी बाह्य आधार है तथा पृथिवी- इन्द्ररूप प्राणकी उत्पत्ति ्रौर उसकी उपासनाका फल तथा इस सनका चयुलोक शरीर हे, ज्योतीरूपं वह आदित्य है; तहा जितना मन है, उतना ही द्युलोक ओर उतना ही वह आदित्य है । वे -मनसो चोलकः शरीरं कायं यो ऽसावादिस्यः । तत्तत्र यावस्प- आवय है । उनमे जितना परिमाण मनस्तावती ताव द्विस्तारा तावतप- है उतना-उतने विस्तारवाला अ
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Agâtasatru said: 'When this man was thus asleep, then the intelligent person (purusha), having through the intelligence of the senses (prânas) absorbed within himself all intelligence, lies in the ether, which is in the heart . When he takes in these different kinds of intelligence, then it is said that the man sleeps (svapiti) . Then the breath is kept in, speech is kept in, the ear is kept in, the eye is kept in, the mind is kept in.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १७ [II.i.17] स होवाचाजातशत्रुर् यत्रैष एतत्।सुप्तोऽभूद् य एष विज्ञानमयः पुरुषस् तदेषां प्राणानां विज्ञानेन विज्ञानमादाय य एषोऽन्तर्हृदय आकाशस् तस्मिञ्छेते । तानि यदा गृह्णाति अथ हैतत्पुरुषः स्वपिति नाम । तद्गृहीत एव प्राणो भवति गृहीता वाग् गृहीतं चक्षुर् गृहीतँ श्रोत्रं गृहीतं मनः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Agâtasatru said: 'When this man was thus asleep, then the intelligent person (purusha), having through the intelligence of the senses (prânas) absorbed within himself all intelligence, lies in the ether, which is in the heart . When he takes in these different kinds of intelligence, then it is said that the man sleeps (svapiti) . Then the breath is kept in, speech is kept in, the ear is kept in, the eye is kept in, the mind is kept in.
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Agâtasatru said: 'When this man was thus asleep, then the intelligent person (purusha), having through the intelligence of the senses (prânas) absorbed within himself all intelligence, lies in the ether, which is in the heart .…
Sense: Agâtasatru said: 'When this man was thus asleep, then the intelligent person (purusha), having through the intelligence of the senses (prânas) absorbed within himself all intelligence, lies in the ether, which is in the heart .…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तस्ये तस्याः वाचः प्रजापते- प्रजापतिके अन्नरूपसे प्रस्तुत हुए उस वाक्का पृथिवी शरीर यानी बाह्य आधार है तथा पृथिवी- इन्द्ररूप प्राणकी उत्पत्ति ्रौर उसकी उपासनाका फल तथा इस सनका च…। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती है।
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