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॥ अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।प्रथमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [IV.i.1] ॐ जनको ह वैदेह आसां चक्रे ऽथ ह याज्ञवल्क्य आवव्राज ।तँ होवाच याज्ञवल्क्य किमर्थमचारीः पशूनिच्छन्नण्वन्तानित्य् उभयमेव सम्राड् इति होवाच
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.. atha chaturtho.adhyAyaH . prathamaM brAhmaNam mantra 1 ##[IV.i.1]## OM janako ha vaideha AsAM chakre .atha ha yAj~navalkya AvavrAja | ta{\m+} hovAcha yAj~navalkya kimarthamachArIH pashUnichChannaNvantAnity ubhayameva samrAD iti hovAcha
हे ब्रह्मणा भगवन्त इत्येवं कामयते इच्डति--याज्ञ्रल्क्यं यो वः कामयते याज्ञवसकधो याज्ञवल्क्यके प्रक्ष तान् हेते: इटोकेः पप्रच्छ-- तस्य रोमानि पणानि खगस्योत्पाटिका बहिः याज्ञवल्क्यने उनसे इन रलोकोद्वारा प्रन किया--वनस्पति ( विज्ञा- लता आदि गुणोंसे युक्त ) वृक्ष जैसा ( जिस धमंसि युक्त ) होता है, पुरुष ( जीवका शरीर ) भी वैसा ही ( उन्हीं धर्मोसि सम्पच्च ) होता है-यह
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When Ganaka Vaideha was sitting (to give audience), Yâgñavalkya approached, and Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Yâgñavalkya, for what object did you come, wishing for cattle, or for subtle questions ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'For both, Your Majesty;
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः । प्रथमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [IV.i.1] ॐ जनको ह वैदेह आसां चक्रे ऽथ ह याज्ञवल्क्य आवव्राज । तँ होवाच याज्ञवल्क्य किमर्थमचारीः पशूनिच्छन्नण्वन्तानित्य् उभयमेव सम्राड् इति होवाच
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
When Ganaka Vaideha was sitting (to give audience), Yâgñavalkya approached, and Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Yâgñavalkya, for what object did you come, wishing for cattle, or for subtle questions ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'For both, Your Majesty;
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: When Ganaka Vaideha was sitting (to give audience), Yâgñavalkya approached, and Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Yâgñavalkya, for what object did you come, wishing for cattle, or for subtle questions ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'For both, Your Majesty;
Sense: When Ganaka Vaideha was sitting (to give audience), Yâgñavalkya approached, and Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Yâgñavalkya, for what object did you come, wishing for cattle, or for subtle questions ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'For both, Your Majesty;
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
हे ब्रह्मणा भगवन्त इत्येवं कामयते इच्डति--याज्ञ्रल्क्यं यो वः कामयते याज्ञवसकधो याज्ञवल्क्यके प्रक्ष तान् हेते: इटोकेः पप्रच्छ-- तस्य रोमानि पणानि खगस्योत्पाटिका बहिः याज्ञवल्क…। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
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