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मन्त्र ७ [II.iv.7] स यथा दुन्दुभेर्हन्यमानस्य न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय शक्नुयात् ग्रहणाय दुन्दुभेस्तु ग्रहणेन दुन्दुभ्याघातस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः
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mantra 7 ##[II.iv.7]## sa yathA dundubherhanyamAnasya na bAhyA~nChabdA~nChaknuyAd grahaNAya shaknuyAt grahaNAya dundubhestu grahaNena dundubhyAghAtasya vA shabdo gR^ihItaH
वह गाग्यं बोला, यह् जो वायुमे पुरुष है इसकी मँ ब्रह्मरूपसे उपासना करता हूं ।' उस अजातशनुने कहा, नहीं, नही, इसके विषयमे बात मत करो । इसकी तो मँ इन्द्र, वेकुण्ठ ओर अपराजिता सेना--ईइस रूपसे तथा वायौ § प्राणे हृदि इसी प्रकार वायु, प्राण भौर ४ हृदयमे भी एक ही देवता है । उसके चैका देवता । तस्या विशेष- विरोषण है-इन्- परमे्र, वैकुण्ठ गाग्यंद्रारा ग्रम्नब्रह्मका प्रतिपादन तथा ग्रनातदातरुद्रारा , ब्रह्मोपास इति स होवाचाजातशघरमा मेतस्मिन्संवदिष्ठा
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'Now as the sounds of a drum, when beaten, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the drum is seized or the beater of the drum;
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ७ [II.iv.7] स यथा दुन्दुभेर्हन्यमानस्य न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय शक्नुयात् ग्रहणाय दुन्दुभेस्तु ग्रहणेन दुन्दुभ्याघातस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Now as the sounds of a drum, when beaten, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the drum is seized or the beater of the drum;
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Now as the sounds of a drum, when beaten, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the drum is seized or the beater of the drum;
Sense: 'Now as the sounds of a drum, when beaten, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the drum is seized or the beater of the drum;
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वह गाग्यं बोला, यह् जो वायुमे पुरुष है इसकी मँ ब्रह्मरूपसे उपासना करता हूं। 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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