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मन्त्र १२ [III.vIi.12] सा होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तस् तदेव बहु मन्येध्वम् यदस्मान्नमस्कारेण मुच्येध्वम् न वै जातु युष्माकमिमं कश्चिद्ब्रह्मोद्यं जेतेति ततो ह वाचक्नव्युपरराम
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mantra 12 ##[III.vIi.12]## sA hovAcha brAhmaNA bhagavantas tadeva bahu manyedhvam yadasmAnnamaskAreNa muchyedhvam na vai jAtu yuShmAkamimaM kashchidbrahmodyaM jeteti tato ha vAchaknavyupararAma
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Then said Gargî: 'Venerable Brâhmans, you may consider it a great thing, if you get off by bowing before him. No one, I believe, will defeat him in any argument concerning Brahman.' After that Vâkaknavî held her peace. Next: III, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
शाकल्य- “काम ही जिसका आयतन है, हृदय लोक है ओर मन ज्योति है, उस पुरुषको जो भी सम्पूणं आध्यात्मिक काये-करण- ७९८ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय ३ रूपाण्येव यस्यायतनं चश्षुछोको मनोज्योतियों स एष वदेव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेति सव्यमिति शाकल्य- “रूप ही जिसका आयतन है, चक्षु लोक दहै ओर मन ज्योति हे, जो भी उस पुरुषको सम्पूणं अध्यात्म का्ं-करणसमूटका परायण जानता हवही ज्ञाता है । है याज्ञवल्व्य तुम तो विना जाने ही
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Then said Gargî: 'Venerable Brâhmans, you may consider it a great thing, if you get off by bowing before him. No one, I believe, will defeat him in any argument concerning Brahman.' After that Vâkaknavî held her peace.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १२ [III.vIi.12] सा होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तस् तदेव बहु मन्येध्वम् यदस्मान्नमस्कारेण मुच्येध्वम् न वै जातु युष्माकमिमं कश्चिद्ब्रह्मोद्यं जेतेति ततो ह वाचक्नव्युपरराम
Literal translation
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Then said Gargî: 'Venerable Brâhmans, you may consider it a great thing, if you get off by bowing before him. No one, I believe, will defeat him in any argument concerning Brahman.' After that Vâkaknavî held her peace.
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Sense: Then said Gargî: 'Venerable Brâhmans, you may consider it a great thing, if you get off by bowing before him. No one, I believe, will defeat him in any argument concerning Brahman.' After that Vâkaknavî held her peace. Next: III, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
Sense: Then said Gargî: 'Venerable Brâhmans, you may consider it a great thing, if you get off by bowing before him. No one, I believe, will defeat him in any argument concerning Brahman.' After that Vâkaknavî held her peace. Next: III, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
शाकल्य- “काम ही जिसका आयतन है, हृदय लोक है ओर मन ज्योति है, उस पुरुषको जो भी सम्पूणं आध्यात्मिक काये-करण- ७९८ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय ३ रूपाण्येव यस्यायतनं चश्षुछोको मनोज्योति…। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती है।
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- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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