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अरा इव रथनाभौ प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ।ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि यज्ञः क्षत्रं ब्रह्म च
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
arā iva rathanābhau prāṇe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajñaḥ kṣatraṃ brahma ca
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The famous chariot-wheel image. Every cultural function — knowledge (Vedas), action (yajña), governance (kṣatra), priesthood (brāhmaṇa) — radiates from the single hub of Prāṇa. Civilization itself sits on the body’s breath.
जैसे रथ की धुरी में सब अर लगे होते हैं, वैसे ही प्राण में सब प्रतिष्ठित हैं — ऋच्, यजुस्, सामन्, यज्ञ, क्षत्र, और ब्राह्मण।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
As spokes in the hub of a chariot-wheel, so all this is established in Prāṇa — the Ṛc, Yajus, Sāman, sacrifice, kṣatra, and brāhmaṇa.
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
अरा इव रथनाभौ प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि यज्ञः क्षत्रं ब्रह्म च ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
As spokes in the hub of a chariot-wheel, so all this is established in Prāṇa — the Ṛc, Yajus, Sāman, sacrifice, kṣatra, and brāhmaṇa.
Traditional commentary
No reviewed traditional commentary has been added for this verse yet, so there is nothing to compare. Commentaries will appear here only with their commentator, edition and review status.
Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The famous chariot-wheel image. Every cultural function — knowledge (Vedas), action (yajña), governance (kṣatra), priesthood (brāhmaṇa) — radiates from the single hub of Prāṇa. Civilization itself sits on the body’s breath.
The famous chariot-wheel image. Every cultural function — knowledge (Vedas), action (yajña), governance (kṣatra), priesthood (brāhmaṇa) — radiates from the single hub of Prāṇa. Civilization itself sits on the body’s breath.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
जैसे रथ की धुरी में सब अर लगे होते हैं, वैसे ही प्राण में सब प्रतिष्ठित हैं — ऋच्, यजुस्, सामन्, यज्ञ, क्षत्र, और ब्राह्मण। 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 · 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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