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यदादित्यस्य रोहितँरूपं तेजसस्तद्रूपं यच्छुक्लं तदपां यत्कृष्णं तदन्नस्यापागादादित्यादादित्यत्वं वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं त्रीणि रूपाणीत्येव सत्यम्
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yadAdityasya rohita{\m+}rUpaM tejasastadrUpaM yachChuklaM tadapAM yatkR^iShNaM tadannasyApAgAdAdityAdAdityatvaM vAchArambhaNaM vikAro nAmadheyaM trINi rUpANItyeva satyam
उदालकके नामसे प्रसिद्ध अरुणके पुतन अपने तर उवेतकेतसे कटा- ८हे सोम्य तु पेरेदयारा स्वरान्त ( सुषुप्ति अथवा स्वप्नके स्वरूप ) को विरेषरूपसे समश्च ठे; जिस अवस्थामं यह पुरुष सोता है" एसा कहा उदालको ह किलारूणिः उदारक नामसे प्रसिद्ध अरुणके व पत्रने अपने पुत्र शवेतकेतुसे कदा- रवेतकेतुं पत्रठवाचोक्तवान्-- स्वमान्त--सवपनका। मध्य, श्वपन सब भोर उहकर थक जनेपर" इत्यादि श्रुतिसे भी सिद्ध होती है।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'The red colour of the sun (âditya) is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the sun, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
यदादित्यस्य रोहितँरूपं तेजसस्तद्रूपं यच्छुक्लं तदपां यत्कृष्णं तदन्नस्यापागादादित्यादादित्यत्वं वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं त्रीणि रूपाणीत्येव सत्यम्
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'The red colour of the sun (âditya) is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the sun, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'The red colour of the sun (âditya) is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the sun, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
Sense: 'The red colour of the sun (âditya) is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the sun, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
उदालकके नामसे प्रसिद्ध अरुणके पुतन अपने तर उवेतकेतसे कटा- ८हे सोम्य तु पेरेदयारा स्वरान्त ( सुषुप्ति अथवा स्वप्नके स्वरूप ) को विरेषरूपसे समश्च ठे; जिस अवस्थामं यह पुरुष सोता है…। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन 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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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