Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
पञ्चपादं पितरं द्वादशाकृतिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम् ।अथेमेऽन्य उ परे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षडर आहुरर्पितमिति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam | athemeʼnya u pare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakre ṣaḍara āhurarpitamiti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
A riddle-verse. The "five-footed Father" is the year (five seasons in old reckoning), with twelve forms (months); the "seven-wheeled, six-spoked" is the year by another reckoning (seven seasons or rays, six seasons). Sacred poetry layered with calendrical symbolism.
वे उसे पाँच-पाद, द्वादश-आकृति, द्युलोक के ऊपरी अर्ध-भाग में निवास करने वाला, जल से पूर्ण — पिता — कहते हैं। और कुछ विचक्षण लोग उसे सात-चक्र और छह-अरों वाले रथ पर आरूढ़ कहते हैं।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
They call him the five-footed Father, of twelve forms, dwelling in the upper half of the sky and full of moisture. Others, more discerning, call him the wise one set on a chariot of seven wheels and six spokes.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
पञ्चपादं पितरं द्वादशाकृतिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम् । अथेमेऽन्य उ परे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षडर आहुरर्पितमिति ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
They call him the five-footed Father, of twelve forms, dwelling in the upper half of the sky and full of moisture. Others, more discerning, call him the wise one set on a chariot of seven wheels and six spokes.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
A riddle-verse. The "five-footed Father" is the year (five seasons in old reckoning), with twelve forms (months); the "seven-wheeled, six-spoked" is the year by another reckoning (seven seasons or rays, six seasons). Sacred poetry layered with calendrical symbolism.
A riddle-verse. The "five-footed Father" is the year (five seasons in old reckoning), with twelve forms (months); the "seven-wheeled, six-spoked" is the year by another reckoning (seven seasons or rays, six seasons). Sacred poetry layered with calendrical symbolism.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वे उसे पाँच-पाद, द्वादश-आकृति, द्युलोक के ऊपरी अर्ध-भाग में निवास करने वाला, जल से पूर्ण — पिता — कहते हैं। 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)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain (2500+ years old). sanskritdocuments.org publishes digitized text under permissive terms.
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