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॥ अन्नं वाव बलाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यद्यपि दश रात्रीर्नाश्नीयाद्यद्यु ह जीवेदथवाद्रष्टाश्रोतामन्ताबोद्धाकर्ताविज्ञाता भवत्यथान्नस्यायै द्रष्टा भवति श्रोता भवति मन्ता भवति बोद्धा भवति कर्ता भवति विज्ञाता भवत्यन्नमुपास्स्वेति
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स्मरणसे आश्चाकी महता कर्माणि रुते पुत्राश्च पडुडश्चेच्छत इमं इ आशा ही स्मरणकौ शपेक्षा उक्छृष्ट है । धाशासे दीप्त इभा ए ही मर्न््रोका पाठ करता है, कमं करता है, पुत्र लोर पुर्भोकी इच्छ करता है तथा इस रोक घोर परलोककी कामना करता है । तुम भशर आजप्राप्तवस्त्वाकाङ्क्षा, आशा द्णा काम इति यामाहुः पयायः; कथम् ? आच्या हन्तःकरण-
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'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ अन्नं वाव बलाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यद्यपि दश रात्रीर्नाश्नीयाद्यद्यु ह जीवेदथवाद्रष्टाश्रोतामन्ताबोद्धाकर्ताविज्ञाता भवत्यथान्नस्यायै द्रष्टा भवति श्रोता भवति मन्ता भवति बोद्धा भवति कर्ता भवति विज्ञाता भवत्यन्नमुपास्स्वेति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
Sense: 'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
स्मरणसे आश्चाकी महता कर्माणि रुते पुत्राश्च पडुडश्चेच्छत इमं इ आशा ही स्मरणकौ शपेक्षा उक्छृष्ट है। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
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
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- 2026-10-16
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