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तँ होवाच यथा सोम्य महतोऽभ्या हितस्यैकोऽङ्गारः खद्योतमात्रः परिशिष्टः स्यात्तेन ततोऽपि न बहु दहेदेवँसोम्य ते षोडशानां कलानामेका कलातिशिष्टा स्यात्तयैतर्हि वेदान्नानुभवस्यशानाथ मे विज्ञास्यसीति
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ta{\m+} hovAcha yathA somya mahato.abhyA hitasyaiko.a~NgAraH khadyotamAtraH parishiShTaH syAttena tato.api na bahu dahedeva{\m+}somya te ShoDashAnAM kalAnAmekA kalAtishiShTA syAttayaitarhi vedAnnAnubhavasyashAnAtha me vij~nAsyasIti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The father said to him: 'As of a great lighted fire one coal only of the size of a firefly may be left, which would not burn much more than this (i. e. very little), thus, my dear son, one part only of the sixteen parts (of you) is left,…
तस्यास्य यदेकं शाखां, उस इस वृक्षकी यदि रोगग्रस्तामाहतां वा जीवो जषा. रोगग्रस्त भथवा जात शाला छोड देता है- उस शाखामिं जिस प्रकार कि हस पृष्षके ङ दृष्टान्ते यह दिखलया गया है छि जीवेन । क्तो इषोऽष्को जीवसे युक्त वृक्ष अशयुष्ठं भौर
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The father said to him: 'As of a great lighted fire one coal only of the size of a firefly may be left, which would not burn much more than this (i. e. very little), thus, my dear son, one part only of the sixteen parts (of you) is left, and therefore with that one part you do not remember the Vedas. Go and eat!
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तँ होवाच यथा सोम्य महतोऽभ्या हितस्यैकोऽङ्गारः खद्योतमात्रः परिशिष्टः स्यात्तेन ततोऽपि न बहु दहेदेवँसोम्य ते षोडशानां कलानामेका कलातिशिष्टा स्यात्तयैतर्हि वेदान्नानुभवस्यशानाथ मे विज्ञास्यसीति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The father said to him: 'As of a great lighted fire one coal only of the size of a firefly may be left, which would not burn much more than this (i. e. very little), thus, my dear son, one part only of the sixteen parts (of you) is left, and therefore with that one part you do not remember the Vedas. Go and eat!
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: The father said to him: 'As of a great lighted fire one coal only of the size of a firefly may be left, which would not burn much more than this (i. e. very little), thus, my dear son, one part only of the sixteen parts (of you) is left,…
Sense: The father said to him: 'As of a great lighted fire one coal only of the size of a firefly may be left, which would not burn much more than this (i. e. very little), thus, my dear son, one part only of the sixteen parts (of you) is left,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तस्यास्य यदेकं शाखां, उस इस वृक्षकी यदि रोगग्रस्तामाहतां वा जीवो जषा. रोगग्रस्त भथवा जात शाला छोड देता है- उस शाखामिं जिस प्रकार कि हस पृष्षके ङ दृष्टान्ते यह दिखलया गया है छि ज…। 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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