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मन्त्र ५ [III.ix.5] कतम आदित्या इति ।द्वादश वै मासाः संवत्सरस्यैत आदित्या अदित्यास् एते हीदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति ते यदिदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति तस्मादादित्या इति
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mantra 5 ##[III.ix.5]## katama AdityA iti | dvAdasha vai mAsAH saMvatsarasyaita AdityA adityAs ete hIda{\m+} sarvamAdadAnA yanti te yadida{\m+} sarvamAdadAnA yanti tasmAdAdityA iti
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He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
व्याख्यातमन्यत्; सा हौवाच (न ( छठे मन्त्रके पदों ) कौ ह व्याख्या पहले (दृतीय मन्त्रम) की यदुभ्व॒याज्ञवल्क्येत्यादिप्ररनः जा चुकी है । '्यदुध्वं याज्ञवत्वयः च्चेत्याचक्षत॒ आकादा एव तदोतं च घरोतं चेति कस्मिग्नु खल्वाकादा ओतश्च पोतरचेति + उस याज्ञवल्तरयने कहा, “हे गागि ! जो चुलोकसे ऊपर, पृथिवीसे नीचे ओर जो द्युलोक क पृथिवीके मध्यमे है तथा स्वयं भी जो ये चुलोक ओर पृथिवी है मौर जिन्हं मृत, व्तंमान ओर भविष्य-इस प्रकार कहते ई,
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He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ५ [III.ix.5] कतम आदित्या इति । द्वादश वै मासाः संवत्सरस्यैत आदित्या अदित्यास् एते हीदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति ते यदिदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति तस्मादादित्या इति
Literal translation
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He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
व्याख्यातमन्यत्; सा हौवाच (न ( छठे मन्त्रके पदों ) कौ ह व्याख्या पहले (दृतीय मन्त्रम) की यदुभ्व॒याज्ञवल्क्येत्यादिप्ररनः जा चुकी है। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन है।
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