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यच्छन्द्रमसो रोहितँरूपं तेजसस्तद्रूपं यच्छुक्लं तदपां यत्कृष्णं तदन्नस्यापागाच्चन्द्राच्चन्द्रत्वं वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं त्रीणि रूपाणीत्येव सत्यम्
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
yachChandramaso rohita{\m+}rUpaM tejasastadrUpaM yachChuklaM tadapAM yatkR^iShNaM tadannasyApAgAchchandrAchchandratvaM vAchArambhaNaM vikAro nAmadheyaM trINi rUpANItyeva satyam
तत्रायं दृष्टान्तो यथोक्तेऽथे-- उस उपयुक्त अर्थम यह द्टन्त निप प्रकार डोरीमे वेषा हुभा पक्षी दिशा-विदिशाभोमि उद़कर अन्यत्र स्थान न मिलनेपर णपने बन्धनस्थानका ही आश्रय लेता है इसी भकार निश्चय ही है सोभ्य यह मन दिशचा-विदिशामं उड़कर अन्यतर
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'The red colour of the moon is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the moon, 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
यच्छन्द्रमसो रोहितँरूपं तेजसस्तद्रूपं यच्छुक्लं तदपां यत्कृष्णं तदन्नस्यापागाच्चन्द्राच्चन्द्रत्वं वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं त्रीणि रूपाणीत्येव सत्यम्
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'The red colour of the moon is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the moon, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'The red colour of the moon is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the moon, as a mere variety, being a name, arising from speech. What is true are the three colours.
Sense: 'The red colour of the moon is the colour of fire, the white of water, the black of earth. Thus vanishes what we call the moon, 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
तत्रायं दृष्टान्तो यथोक्तेऽथे-- उस उपयुक्त अर्थम यह द्टन्त निप प्रकार डोरीमे वेषा हुभा पक्षी दिशा-विदिशाभोमि उद़कर अन्यत्र स्थान न मिलनेपर णपने बन्धनस्थानका ही आश्रय लेता है इसी…। 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।
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
- Translations
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
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