Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतद्दहेति ।तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाक दग्धुं स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
tasmai tṛṇaṃ nidadhāvetaddaheti | tadupapreyāya sarvajavena tanna śaśāka dagdhuṃ sa tata eva nivavṛte naitadaśakaṃ vijñātuṃ yadetadyakṣamiti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The humiliation is exquisite — not a mountain, just a blade of grass. The cosmic fire cannot burn a single straw without the underlying power. Agni returns defeated and, crucially, honest about his defeat.
यक्ष ने उसके सामने एक तृण रखा — "इसे जला।" अग्नि अपनी पूरी शक्ति से उस पर झपटा, परन्तु उसे जला न सका। वह लौट आया — "मैं नहीं जान सका कि यह यक्ष क्या है।"
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
The yakṣa placed a blade of grass before him: "Burn this." Agni rushed at it with all his speed but could not burn it. He returned, saying: "I could not find out what this yakṣa is."
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतद्दहेति । तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाक दग्धुं स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The yakṣa placed a blade of grass before him: "Burn this." Agni rushed at it with all his speed but could not burn it. He returned, saying: "I could not find out what this yakṣa is."
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The humiliation is exquisite — not a mountain, just a blade of grass. The cosmic fire cannot burn a single straw without the underlying power. Agni returns defeated and, crucially, honest about his defeat.
The humiliation is exquisite — not a mountain, just a blade of grass. The cosmic fire cannot burn a single straw without the underlying power. Agni returns defeated and, crucially, honest about his defeat.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
यक्ष ने उसके सामने एक तृण रखा — "इसे जला। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती 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 · fetched 2026-06-02
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
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