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मन्त्र २७ [III.ix.27] अथ होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तो यो वः कामयते स मा पृच्छतु सर्वे वा मा पृच्छत यो वः कामयते तं वः पृच्छामि सर्वान्वा वः पृच्छामीति ।ते ह ब्राह्मणा न दधृषुः
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mantra 27 ##[III.ix.27]## atha hovAcha brAhmaNA bhagavanto yo vaH kAmayate sa mA pR^ichChatu sarve vA mA pR^ichChata yo vaH kAmayate taM vaH pR^ichChAmi sarvAnvA vaH pR^ichChAmIti | te ha brAhmaNA na dadhR^iShuH
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Then Yâgñavalkya said: 'Reverend Brâhmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. Or whosoever among you desires it, I shall question him, or I shall question all of you. But those Brâhmanas durst not (say anything).
तुम (शरीर ) ओर आत्मा ( हृदय ) किसमें प्रतिष्ठत हो ॥' याज्ञवल्क्य- श्राणमें ।' शाकल्य श्राण किसने प्रतिष्ठित है? अपाने ।' अपान किसे प्रतिष्ठित है ? 'व्यानमें । ध्यान किसमं याज्ञवल्व्यका सभासदोको प्रदन करनेके लिये श्रामन्व्रण यस्थ नेति नेतीत्यन्यप्रतिषेध- जिस ब्रह्मका (तेति-नेति" इष दारेण ब्रह्मणो निर्देशः कृतः, प्रकार अन्य पदाथि प्रतिषेषद्रारा किर याज्ञवल्वयने कहा, शून्य ब्राह्मणगण ! आपमैसे जिसको इच्छा हो वह मुमे प्रन करे, अथवा आप सभौ मुभे प्रशन करे, इसी प्रकार आपेसे जिसकी इच्छा हो, उससे मेँ प्रन करता हँ या आप सभीसे मे
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Then Yâgñavalkya said: 'Reverend Brâhmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. Or whosoever among you desires it, I shall question him, or I shall question all of you. But those Brâhmanas durst not (say anything).
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २७ [III.ix.27] अथ होवाच ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तो यो वः कामयते स मा पृच्छतु सर्वे वा मा पृच्छत यो वः कामयते तं वः पृच्छामि सर्वान्वा वः पृच्छामीति । ते ह ब्राह्मणा न दधृषुः
Literal translation
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Then Yâgñavalkya said: 'Reverend Brâhmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. Or whosoever among you desires it, I shall question him, or I shall question all of you. But those Brâhmanas durst not (say anything).
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Then Yâgñavalkya said: 'Reverend Brâhmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. Or whosoever among you desires it, I shall question him, or I shall question all of you. But those Brâhmanas durst not (say anything).
Sense: Then Yâgñavalkya said: 'Reverend Brâhmanas, whosoever among you desires to do so, may now question me. Or question me, all of you. Or whosoever among you desires it, I shall question him, or I shall question all of you. But those Brâhmanas durst not (say anything).
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तुम (शरीर ) ओर आत्मा ( हृदय ) किसमें प्रतिष्ठत हो ॥' याज्ञवल्क्य- श्राणमें। 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।
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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