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संवत्सरो वै प्रजापतिस्तस्यायने दक्षिणं चोत्तरं च ।तद्ये ह वै तदिष्टापूर्ते कृतमित्युपासते ते चान्द्रमसमेव लोकमभिजयन्ते ।त एव पुनरावर्तन्ते ।तस्मादेत ऋषयः प्रजाकामा दक्षिणं प्रतिपद्यन्ते ।एष ह वै रयिर्यः पितृयाणः
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
saṃvatsaro vai prajāpatistasyāyane dakṣiṇaṃ cottaraṃ ca | tadye ha vai tadiṣṭāpūrte kṛtamityupāsate te cāndramasameva lokamabhijayante | ta eva punarāvartante | tasmādeta ṛṣayaḥ prajākāmā dakṣiṇaṃ pratipadyante | eṣa ha vai rayiryaḥ pitṛyāṇaḥ
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The first of two paths: pitṛyāṇa, the way of works. Ritual action without inner knowledge bears its fruit, but the fruit is finite — one reaches the world of the moon (the ancestors) and returns again to the cycle of birth.
संवत्सर ही प्रजापति है — उसके दो अयन हैं: दक्षिणायन और उत्तरायण। जो लोग केवल इष्टापूर्त (यज्ञ-कर्म) से उपासना करते हैं, वे चान्द्रमस लोक को ही प्राप्त करते हैं; वे फिर लौट आते हैं। इसीलिए सन्तान की कामना वाले ऋषि दक्षिण मार्ग का अनुसरण करते हैं। यही रयि है — पितृयाण।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
The year is Prajāpati; its two paths are the southern (dakṣiṇāyana) and northern (uttarāyaṇa). Those who worship through rites and works conquer only the world of the moon; they return again. Therefore those seers who desire offspring follow the southern path. This is Rayi, the path of the ancestors (pitṛyāṇa).
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
संवत्सरो वै प्रजापतिस्तस्यायने दक्षिणं चोत्तरं च । तद्ये ह वै तदिष्टापूर्ते कृतमित्युपासते ते चान्द्रमसमेव लोकमभिजयन्ते । त एव पुनरावर्तन्ते । तस्मादेत ऋषयः प्रजाकामा दक्षिणं प्रतिपद्यन्ते । एष ह वै रयिर्यः पितृयाणः ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The year is Prajāpati; its two paths are the southern (dakṣiṇāyana) and northern (uttarāyaṇa). Those who worship through rites and works conquer only the world of the moon; they return again. Therefore those seers who desire offspring follow the southern path. This is Rayi, the path of the ancestors (pitṛyāṇa).
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The first of two paths: pitṛyāṇa, the way of works. Ritual action without inner knowledge bears its fruit, but the fruit is finite — one reaches the world of the moon (the ancestors) and returns again to the cycle of birth.
The first of two paths: pitṛyāṇa, the way of works. Ritual action without inner knowledge bears its fruit, but the fruit is finite — one reaches the world of the moon (the ancestors) and returns again to the cycle of birth.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
संवत्सर ही प्रजापति है — उसके दो अयन हैं: दक्षिणायन और उत्तरायण। 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
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat · fetched 2026-06-02
- Translations
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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