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मन्त्र ३ [IV.i.3] यदेव ते कश्चिदब्रवीत्तच्छृणवामेत्य् शृणवाम इति अब्रवीन्म ऊदङ्कः शौल्बायनः प्राणो वै ब्रह्मेति ।यथा मातृमान्पितृमानाचार्यवान्ब्रूयात् तथा तच्छौल्वायनोऽब्रवीत् प्राणो वै ब्रह्मेत्य् अप्राणतो हि किँ स्यादित्य् अब्रवीत्तु ते तस्याऽऽयतनं प्रतिष्ठाम् ।न मेऽब्रवीदित्य् एकपाद्वा एतत् सम्राड् इति ।स वै नो ब्रूहि याज्ञवल्क्य ।प्राण एवाऽऽयतनम् आकाशः प्रतिष्ठा प्रियमित्येनदुपासीत ।का प्रियता याज्ञवल्क्य ।प्राण एव सम्राड् इति होवाच प्राणस्य वै सम्राट् कामायायाज्यं याजयत्य् अप्रतिगृह्यस्य प्रतिगृह्णात्य् अपि तत्र वधाशङ्कं भवति यां दिशमेति प्राणस्यैव सम्राट् कामाय प्राणो वै सम्राट् परमं ब्रह्म ।नैनं प्राणो जहाति सर्वाण्येनं भूतान्यभिक्षरन्ति ।देवो भूत्वा देवानप्येति य एवं विद्वानेतदुपास्ते ।हस्त्यृषभँ सहस्रं ददामीति होवाच जनको वैदेहः ।वैदेहस् स होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः पिता मेऽमन्यत नाननुशिष्य हरेतेति
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mantra 3 ##[IV.i.3]## yadeva te kashchidabravIttachChR^iNavAmety shR^iNavAma iti abravInma Uda~NkaH shaulbAyanaH prANo vai brahmeti | yathA mAtR^imAnpitR^imAnAchAryavAnbrUyAt tathA tachChaulvAyano.abravIt prANo vai brahmety aprANato hi ki{\m+} syAdity abravIttu te tasyA.a.ayatanaM pratiShThAm | na me.abravIdity ekapAdvA etat samrAD iti | sa vai no brUhi yAj~navalkya | prANa evA.a.ayatanam AkAshaH pratiShThA priyamityenadupAsIta | kA priyatA yAj~navalkya | prANa eva samrAD iti hovAcha prANasya vai samrAT kAmAyAyAjyaM yAjayaty apratigR^ihyasya pratigR^ihNAty api tatra vadhAsha~NkaM bhavati yAM dishameti prANasyaiva samrAT kAmAya prANo vai samrAT paramaM brahma | nainaM prANo jahAti sarvANyenaM bhUtAnyabhikSharanti | devo bhUtvA devAnapyeti ya evaM vidvAnetadupAste | hastyR^iShabha{\m+} sahasraM dadAmIti hovAcha janako vaidehaH | vaidehas sa hovAcha yAj~navalkyaH pitA me.amanyata nAnanushiShya hareteti
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Udaṅka Saulbâyana told me that life (prâna) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
मांसान्थस्य शकराणि किनाट ५ स्नाव तत् स्थिरम् । अस्थीन्यन्तरतो दारूणि मना मञ्जोपमा करता पुरुषके शरीरम मांस होते हँ ओर वनस्पतिके शकर ( छालका भौतरी अंश ), पुरुषके स्नायु- जाल होते हँ मौर वृक्षम किनाट ( शकर- के भी भीतरका अंशा-विशेष ) । वह किनाट स्नायुकी ही भांति स्थिर एवं मांसान्यस्य पुरुषस्य, इसी प्रकार इस पुरुषके मांस ह ओर वनस्पतिके मांसस्थानीय 5 शकर--शकल ( लके भोतरका
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Udaṅka Saulbâyana told me that life (prâna) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell, so did Udaṅka Saulbâyana tell you that life is Brahman; for what is the use of a person without life? But did he tell you the body and the resting-place of that Brahman?' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'He did not tell me.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Your Majesty, this (Brahman) stands on one leg only.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Then tell me, Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Breath is its body, ether its place, and one should worship it as what is dear.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'What is the nature of that which is dear?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Your Majesty, life itself (is that which is dear);' because for the sake of life, Your Majesty, a man sacrifices even for him who is unworthy of sacrifice, he accepts presents from him who is not worthy to bestow presents, nay, he goes to a country, even when there is fear of being hurt , for the sake of life. Life, O King, is the Highest Brahman. Life does not desert him who worships that (Brahman) with such knowledge, all creatures approach him, and having become a god, he goes to the gods.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'I shall give you (for this) a thousand cows with a bull as big as an elephant.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'My father was of opinion that one should not accept a reward without having fully instructed a pupil.'
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Original Sanskrit
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मन्त्र ३ [IV.i.3] यदेव ते कश्चिदब्रवीत्तच्छृणवामेत्य् शृणवाम इति अब्रवीन्म ऊदङ्कः शौल्बायनः प्राणो वै ब्रह्मेति । यथा मातृमान्पितृमानाचार्यवान्ब्रूयात् तथा तच्छौल्वायनोऽब्रवीत् प्राणो वै ब्रह्मेत्य् अप्राणतो हि किँ स्यादित्य् अब्रवीत्तु ते तस्याऽऽयतनं प्रतिष्ठाम् । न मेऽब्रवीदित्य् एकपाद्वा एतत् सम्राड् इति । स वै नो ब्रूहि याज्ञवल्क्य । प्राण एवाऽऽयतनम् आकाशः प्रतिष्ठा प्रियमित्येनदुपासीत । का प्रियता याज्ञवल्क्य । प्राण एव सम्राड् इति होवाच प्राणस्य वै सम्राट् कामायायाज्यं याजयत्य् अप्रतिगृह्यस्य प्रतिगृह्णात्य् अपि तत्र वधाशङ्कं भवति यां दिशमेति प्राणस्यैव सम्राट् कामाय प्राणो वै सम्राट् परमं ब्रह्म । नैनं प्राणो जहाति सर्वाण्येनं भूतान्यभिक्षरन्ति । देवो भूत्वा देवानप्येति य एवं विद्वानेतदुपास्ते । हस्त्यृषभँ सहस्रं ददामीति होवाच जनको वैदेहः । वैदेहस् स होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः पिता मेऽमन्यत नाननुशिष्य हरेतेति
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Udaṅka Saulbâyana told me that life (prâna) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell, so did Udaṅka Saulbâyana tell you that life is Brahman; for what is the use of a person without life? But did he tell you the body and the resting-place of that Brahman?' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'He did not tell me.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Your Majesty, this (Brahman) stands on one leg only.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Then tell me, Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Breath is its body, ether its place, and one should worship it as what is dear.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'What is the nature of that which is dear?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Your Majesty, life itself (is that which is dear);' because for the sake of life, Your Majesty, a man sacrifices even for him who is unworthy of sacrifice, he accepts presents from him who is not worthy to bestow presents, nay, he goes to a country, even when there is fear of being hurt , for the sake of life. Life, O King, is the Highest Brahman. Life does not desert him who worships that (Brahman) with such knowledge, all creatures approach him, and having become a god, he goes to the gods.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'I shall give you (for this) a thousand cows with a bull as big as an elephant.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'My father was of opinion that one should not accept a reward without having fully instructed a pupil.'
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Sense: Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Udaṅka Saulbâyana told me that life (prâna) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
Sense: Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Udaṅka Saulbâyana told me that life (prâna) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
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मांसान्थस्य शकराणि किनाट ५ स्नाव तत् स्थिरम्। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती है।
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