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मन्त्र २६ [III.ix.26] कस्मिन्नु त्वं चात्मा च प्रतिष्ठितौ स्थ इति ।प्राण इति ।कस्मिन्नु प्राणः प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अपान इति ।कस्मिन्न्वपानः प्रतिष्ठित इति ।व्यान इति ।कस्मिन्नु व्यानः प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् उदान इति ।कस्मिन्नूदानः प्रतिष्ठित इति ।समान इति ।स एष नेति नेत्यात्माऽगृह्यो न हि गृह्यते ऽशीर्यो न हि शीर्यते ऽसङ्गो न हि सज्यते ऽसितो न व्यथते न रिष्यत्य् एतान्यष्टावायतनान्य् अष्टौ लोका अष्टौ देवा अष्टौ पुरुषाः ।स यस्तान्पुरुषान्निरुह्य प्रत्युह्यात्यक्रामत् तं त्वौपनिषदं पुरुषं पृच्छामि ।तं चेन्मे न विवक्ष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति ।तँ ह न मेने शाकल्यस् तस्य ह मूर्धा विपपात अपि हास्य परिमोषिणोऽस्थीन्यपजह्रुर् अपजह्रुर् k अपि ह अस्य परिमोषिणस् अस्थीनि अन्यन्मन्यमानाः
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Sâkalya said: 'And in what dost thou (thy body) and the Self (thy heart) abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Prâna (breath).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Prâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: In the Apâna (down-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Apâna abide?…
अहरिरकेति होवाच यान्- जो दिनमें छोन हो जाता है वह अहल्लिक वर्कथः, नामान्तरेण सम्बोधनं अर्थात् प्रेतवाची अन्य नामसे सम्बोधन किया । जिस समय यह् हदय-इस शरीरका आत्मा हमसे अन्यत्र किसी देशान्तरमें रहता है- समानपर्यन्त शरीरादिकी प्रतिष्ठा तथा म्रात्मस्वरूपका वणन श्रौर शाकल्यका शिरःपतन शाकल्य इस प्रकार तुमने
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Sâkalya said: 'And in what dost thou (thy body) and the Self (thy heart) abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Prâna (breath).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Prâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: In the Apâna (down-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Apâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Vyâna (back-breathing ) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Vyâna-abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Udâna (the out-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Udâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Samâna . That Self (âtman) is to be described by No, no ! He is incomprehensible, for he cannot be (is not) comprehended; he is imperishable, for he cannot perish; he is unattached, for he does not attach himself; unfettered, he does not suffer, he does not fail.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २६ [III.ix.26] कस्मिन्नु त्वं चात्मा च प्रतिष्ठितौ स्थ इति । प्राण इति । कस्मिन्नु प्राणः प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अपान इति । कस्मिन्न्वपानः प्रतिष्ठित इति । व्यान इति । कस्मिन्नु व्यानः प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् उदान इति । कस्मिन्नूदानः प्रतिष्ठित इति । समान इति । स एष नेति नेत्यात्माऽगृह्यो न हि गृह्यते ऽशीर्यो न हि शीर्यते ऽसङ्गो न हि सज्यते ऽसितो न व्यथते न रिष्यत्य् एतान्यष्टावायतनान्य् अष्टौ लोका अष्टौ देवा अष्टौ पुरुषाः । स यस्तान्पुरुषान्निरुह्य प्रत्युह्यात्यक्रामत् तं त्वौपनिषदं पुरुषं पृच्छामि । तं चेन्मे न विवक्ष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति । तँ ह न मेने शाकल्यस् तस्य ह मूर्धा विपपात अपि हास्य परिमोषिणोऽस्थीन्यपजह्रुर् अपजह्रुर् k अपि ह अस्य परिमोषिणस् अस्थीनि अन्यन्मन्यमानाः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Sâkalya said: 'And in what dost thou (thy body) and the Self (thy heart) abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Prâna (breath).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Prâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: In the Apâna (down-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Apâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Vyâna (back-breathing ) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Vyâna-abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Udâna (the out-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Udâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Samâna . That Self (âtman) is to be described by No, no ! He is incomprehensible, for he cannot be (is not) comprehended; he is imperishable, for he cannot perish; he is unattached, for he does not attach himself; unfettered, he does not suffer, he does not fail.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Sâkalya said: 'And in what dost thou (thy body) and the Self (thy heart) abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Prâna (breath).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Prâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: In the Apâna (down-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Apâna abide?…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'And in what dost thou (thy body) and the Self (thy heart) abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Prâna (breath).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Prâna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: In the Apâna (down-breathing) .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Apâna abide?…
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अहरिरकेति होवाच यान्- जो दिनमें छोन हो जाता है वह अहल्लिक वर्कथः, नामान्तरेण सम्बोधनं अर्थात् प्रेतवाची अन्य नामसे सम्बोधन किया। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर है।
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- Sanskrit text
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