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मन्त्र ९ [III.ix.9] तदाहुर् यदयमेक एव एक इवैव पवते ।आथ कथमध्यर्ध इति ।यदस्मिन्निदँ सर्वमध्यार्ध्नोत् तेनाध्यर्ध इति ।कतम एको देव इति ।प्राण इति स ब्रह्म त्यदित्याचक्षते
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mantra 9 ##[III.ix.9]## tadAhur yadayameka eva eka ivaiva pavate .Atha kathamadhyardha iti | yadasminnida{\m+} sarvamadhyArdhnot tenAdhyardha iti | katama eko deva iti | prANa iti sa brahma tyadityAchakShate
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Here they say: 'How is it that he who blows like one only, should be called one and a half (adhyardha)?' And the answer is: 'Because, when the wind was blowing, everything grew (adhyardhnot).' He asked: 'Who is the one god?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Breath (prâna),…
७९० बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय ३ शाकल्य-- आदित्य कौन हें ?' याज्ञवल्क्य-- 'संवत्सरके अवयवभ्रूत ये बारह मास ही आदित्य है; व्थोकि ये इस सवका आदान ( ग्रहण ) करते हए चलते हे, इसलिये आदित्य ह" । बै मासाः संबस्सरस्य कालस्याव- वलय 'नारह महीने संवत्सररूप यवाः प्रसिद्धाः, एते आदित्याः कालके अवयव प्रसिद्ध दहै वेही कथम् १ एते हि यस्मात् पुनः आदित्य हँ। सो किस प्रकार ?
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Here they say: 'How is it that he who blows like one only, should be called one and a half (adhyardha)?' And the answer is: 'Because, when the wind was blowing, everything grew (adhyardhnot).' He asked: 'Who is the one god?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Breath (prâna), and he is Brahman (the Sûtrâtman), and they call him That (tyad).'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ९ [III.ix.9] तदाहुर् यदयमेक एव एक इवैव पवते ।आथ कथमध्यर्ध इति । यदस्मिन्निदँ सर्वमध्यार्ध्नोत् तेनाध्यर्ध इति । कतम एको देव इति । प्राण इति स ब्रह्म त्यदित्याचक्षते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Here they say: 'How is it that he who blows like one only, should be called one and a half (adhyardha)?' And the answer is: 'Because, when the wind was blowing, everything grew (adhyardhnot).' He asked: 'Who is the one god?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Breath (prâna), and he is Brahman (the Sûtrâtman), and they call him That (tyad).'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Here they say: 'How is it that he who blows like one only, should be called one and a half (adhyardha)?' And the answer is: 'Because, when the wind was blowing, everything grew (adhyardhnot).' He asked: 'Who is the one god?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Breath (prâna),…
Sense: Here they say: 'How is it that he who blows like one only, should be called one and a half (adhyardha)?' And the answer is: 'Because, when the wind was blowing, everything grew (adhyardhnot).' He asked: 'Who is the one god?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Breath (prâna),…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
७९० बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय ३ शाकल्य-- आदित्य कौन हें ?' याज्ञवल्क्य-- 'संवत्सरके अवयवभ्रूत ये बारह मास ही आदित्य है; व्थोकि ये इस सवका आदान ( ग्रहण ) करते हए चलते हे, इसलिये…। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती 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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