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अपां का गतिरित्यसौ लोक इति होवाचामुष्य लोकस्य का गतिरिति न स्वर्गं लोकमिति नयेदिति होवाच स्वर्गं वयं लोकँ सामाभिसंस्थापयामः स्वर्गसँस्तावँहि सामेति
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apAM kA gatirityasau loka iti hovAchAmuShya lokasya kA gatiriti na svargaM lokamiti nayediti hovAcha svargaM vayaM loka{\m+} sAmAbhisaMsthApayAmaH svargasa{\m+}stAva{\m+}hi sAmeti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
'What is the origin of water?' 'That world (heaven),' he replied. 'And what is the origin of that world?'-- He replied: 'Let no man carry the Sâman beyond the world of svarga (heaven). We place (recognise) the Sâman in the world of svarga,…
लन्धानुमतिराद- उसकी अनुमति पाकर शिरक्- का साम्नो गतिरिति स्वर इति हौवाच 1 स्वरस्य का गतिरिति प्राण इति होवाच । प्राणस्य का गतिरित्य- का साम्नः बप्रकृतत्वादुद्री- स्व्रस्य का गतिरिति प्राण गतिः । प्राणस्य का गतिरित्य. अपां का गतिरित्यसौ रोक इति होवाचामुष्य लोकस्य का गतिरिति न स्वर्गं खोकमतिनयेदिति
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'What is the origin of water?' 'That world (heaven),' he replied. 'And what is the origin of that world?'-- He replied: 'Let no man carry the Sâman beyond the world of svarga (heaven). We place (recognise) the Sâman in the world of svarga, for the Sâman is extolled as svarga (heaven).'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
अपां का गतिरित्यसौ लोक इति होवाचामुष्य लोकस्य का गतिरिति न स्वर्गं लोकमिति नयेदिति होवाच स्वर्गं वयं लोकँ सामाभिसंस्थापयामः स्वर्गसँस्तावँहि सामेति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'What is the origin of water?' 'That world (heaven),' he replied. 'And what is the origin of that world?'-- He replied: 'Let no man carry the Sâman beyond the world of svarga (heaven). We place (recognise) the Sâman in the world of svarga, for the Sâman is extolled as svarga (heaven).'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'What is the origin of water?' 'That world (heaven),' he replied. 'And what is the origin of that world?'-- He replied: 'Let no man carry the Sâman beyond the world of svarga (heaven). We place (recognise) the Sâman in the world of svarga,…
Sense: 'What is the origin of water?' 'That world (heaven),' he replied. 'And what is the origin of that world?'-- He replied: 'Let no man carry the Sâman beyond the world of svarga (heaven). We place (recognise) the Sâman in the world of svarga,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
लन्धानुमतिराद- उसकी अनुमति पाकर शिरक्- का साम्नो गतिरिति स्वर इति हौवाच 1 स्वरस्य का गतिरिति प्राण इति होवाच। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती 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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- 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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