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मन्त्र १४ [II.iv.14] यत्र हि द्वैतमिव भवति तदितर इतरं जिघ्रति तदितर इतरं पश्यति तदितर इतरँ शृणोति तदितर इतरमभिवदति तदितर इतरं मनुते तदितर इतरं विजानाति ।यत्र वा अस्य सर्वमात्मैवाभूत् तत्केन कं जिघ्रेत् तत्केन कं पश्येत् तत्केन कँ शृणुयात् तत्केन कमभिवदेत् तत्केन कं मन्वीत तत्केन कं विजानीयात् ।येनेदँ सर्वं विजानाति तं केन विजानीयाद् विज्ञातारमरे केन विजानीयादिति
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mantra 14 ##[II.iv.14]## yatra hi dvaitamiva bhavati taditara itaraM jighrati taditara itaraM pashyati taditara itara{\m+} shR^iNoti taditara itaramabhivadati taditara itaraM manute taditara itaraM vijAnAti | yatra vA asya sarvamAtmaivAbhUt tatkena kaM jighret tatkena kaM pashyet tatkena ka{\m+} shR^iNuyAt tatkena kamabhivadet tatkena kaM manvIta tatkena kaM vijAnIyAt | yeneda{\m+} sarvaM vijAnAti taM kena vijAnIyAd vij~nAtAramare kena vijAnIyAditi
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'For when there is as it were duality, then one sees the other, one smells the other, one hears the other , one salutes the other , one perceives the other , one knows the other; but when the Self only is all this, how should he smell another , how should he see another ,…
से ब्रह्मका ज्ञान नहीं होता एसा नहीं कठा जाता, अपितु यही कहा जाताकि तुम कुं भी नहीं गाग्यंका हाथ पकडकर ्रजातशत्रुका एकं सोये हुए पुरुषके पासं जाना श्रौर प्राणोके नामसे न उठनेपर उसे हाथ दबाकर जगाना १. उपनिषद्के प्रथम अध्यायमें । ७२२ बहदारण्यको पनिषद् अध्याय २ स होवाचाजातशत्रुः प्रतिलोमं = उस अजातशतूने कहा-- ह ं नतं वैतत तो प्रतिलोम--विपरीतहै। क्या?
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'For when there is as it were duality, then one sees the other, one smells the other, one hears the other , one salutes the other , one perceives the other , one knows the other; but when the Self only is all this, how should he smell another , how should he see another , how should he hear another, how should he salute another, how should he perceive another , how should he know another? How should he know Him by whom he knows all this? How, O beloved, should he know (himself), the Knower 1 ?'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १४ [II.iv.14] यत्र हि द्वैतमिव भवति तदितर इतरं जिघ्रति तदितर इतरं पश्यति तदितर इतरँ शृणोति तदितर इतरमभिवदति तदितर इतरं मनुते तदितर इतरं विजानाति । यत्र वा अस्य सर्वमात्मैवाभूत् तत्केन कं जिघ्रेत् तत्केन कं पश्येत् तत्केन कँ शृणुयात् तत्केन कमभिवदेत् तत्केन कं मन्वीत तत्केन कं विजानीयात् । येनेदँ सर्वं विजानाति तं केन विजानीयाद् विज्ञातारमरे केन विजानीयादिति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'For when there is as it were duality, then one sees the other, one smells the other, one hears the other , one salutes the other , one perceives the other , one knows the other; but when the Self only is all this, how should he smell another , how should he see another , how should he hear another, how should he salute another, how should he perceive another , how should he know another? How should he know Him by whom he knows all this? How, O beloved, should he know (himself), the Knower 1 ?'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'For when there is as it were duality, then one sees the other, one smells the other, one hears the other , one salutes the other , one perceives the other , one knows the other; but when the Self only is all this, how should he smell another , how should he see another ,…
Sense: 'For when there is as it were duality, then one sees the other, one smells the other, one hears the other , one salutes the other , one perceives the other , one knows the other; but when the Self only is all this, how should he smell another , how should he see another ,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
से ब्रह्मका ज्ञान नहीं होता एसा नहीं कठा जाता, अपितु यही कहा जाताकि तुम कुं भी नहीं गाग्यंका हाथ पकडकर ्रजातशत्रुका एकं सोये हुए पुरुषके पासं जाना श्रौर प्राणोके नामसे न उठनेपर…। 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/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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