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यदु रोहितमिवाभूदिति तेजसस्तद्रूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुर्यदु शुक्लमिवाभूदित्यपाँरूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुर्यदु कृष्णमिवाभूदित्यन्नस्य रूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुः
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yadu rohitamivAbhUditi tejasastadrUpamiti tadvidAMchakruryadu shuklamivAbhUdityapA{\m+}rUpamiti tadvidAMchakruryadu kR^iShNamivAbhUdityannasya rUpamiti tadvidAMchakruH
खनको छोद़कर इका मूर ओर कों हो सकता है ! इसी प्रकार दे सोम्य तू अन्नरूप श्ंगके दवारा जरह्प मूको लोन जर है सोम्य जकरूप शुनके द्वारा तेनोरूप मूरको सोन तथा तेजोरूप शुकगके दारा सोणिताभ्यामन्नकार्याभ्णां संयु- क्ताभ्यामन्नेनैवं प्रत्यहं सुज्य- मृत्पिण्डः प्रत्यहयुपचीयमानोऽ- ( णाश्रय ) है वह प्रजा घदायत। है तथा अन्तम ससहिष्ठा ै- ही जिसकी प्रतिषठा- हयस्मान-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'Whatever they thought looked red, they knew was the colour of fire. Whatever they thought looked white, they knew was the colour of water. Whatever they thought looked black, they knew was the colour of earth.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
यदु रोहितमिवाभूदिति तेजसस्तद्रूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुर्यदु शुक्लमिवाभूदित्यपाँरूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुर्यदु कृष्णमिवाभूदित्यन्नस्य रूपमिति तद्विदांचक्रुः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Whatever they thought looked red, they knew was the colour of fire. Whatever they thought looked white, they knew was the colour of water. Whatever they thought looked black, they knew was the colour of earth.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Whatever they thought looked red, they knew was the colour of fire. Whatever they thought looked white, they knew was the colour of water. Whatever they thought looked black, they knew was the colour of earth.
Sense: 'Whatever they thought looked red, they knew was the colour of fire. Whatever they thought looked white, they knew was the colour of water. Whatever they thought looked black, they knew was the colour of earth.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
खनको छोद़कर इका मूर ओर कों हो सकता है ! इसी प्रकार दे सोम्य तू अन्नरूप श्ंगके दवारा जरह्प मूको लोन जर है सोम्य जकरूप शुनके द्वारा तेनोरूप मूरको सोन तथा तेजोरूप शुकगके दारा सोणित…। आहार, निद्रा और इंद्रिय-भार शरीर की स्थिति को सीधे बदलते हैं। यह पंक्ति उस शारीरिक आधार को छोड़कर केवल विचार की बात नहीं करती।
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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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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