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॥ तृतीयं ब्राह्मणम् ।मन्त्र १ [IV.Ii.1] जनकँ ह वैदेहं याज्ञवल्क्यो जगाम स मेने न वदिष्य इति स मेने न वदिष्य इत्य् अथ ह यज्जनकश्च वैदेहो याज्ञवल्क्यश्चाग्निहोत्रे समूदाते अग्निहोत्रे समूदतुर् समूदाते तस्मै ह याज्ञवल्क्यो वरं ददौ ।स ह कामप्रश्नमेव वव्रे ।तँ हास्मै ददौ ।तँ ह सम्राडेव पूर्वं पप्रच्छ
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.. tR^itIyaM brAhmaNam . mantra 1 ##[IV.Ii.1]## janaka{\m+} ha vaidehaM yAj~navalkyo jagAma sa mene na vadiShya iti sa mene na vadiShya ity atha ha yajjanakashcha vaideho yAj~navalkyashchAgnihotre samUdAte agnihotre samUdatur samUdAte tasmai ha yAj~navalkyo varaM dadau | sa ha kAmaprashnameva vavre | ta{\m+} hAsmai dadau | ta{\m+} ha samrADeva pUrvaM paprachCha
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Yâgñavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him . But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yâgñavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yâgñavalkya had granted him a boon, and he chose (for a boon) that he might be free to ask him any question he liked.…
गद॑भीविपीतके कहे हुए श्रोत्रन्रह्यकौ उपासनाका विपीतो भारद्वाजः शरं वे ब्रह्मेति यथा मातरमान् पिन ८५२ वृदारण्यकोपनिषद् अश्याय ४ यदेव ते' सदंमीविपीत इति गदेव ते"-गदंभीविपीत एसे वै ब्रहेति- भोपर दिग् देवता, दी बर्ह" देषा कहा ह । भोतमे अनन्त इयेनहुपातीव; कानन्वता व र 2 जावालोक्त मनोब्रह्मकी उपासनाका फलसहित वर्णन सत्यकामो जाबाछो मनो वे व्ह्येति यथा मातमान् यतनमाकाशः प्रतिषठानन्द् इत्येनदुपालीत कानन्दता
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Yâgñavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him . But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yâgñavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yâgñavalkya had granted him a boon, and he chose (for a boon) that he might be free to ask him any question he liked. Yâgñavalkya granted it, and thus the King was the first to ask him a question.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ तृतीयं ब्राह्मणम् । मन्त्र १ [IV.Ii.1] जनकँ ह वैदेहं याज्ञवल्क्यो जगाम स मेने न वदिष्य इति स मेने न वदिष्य इत्य् अथ ह यज्जनकश्च वैदेहो याज्ञवल्क्यश्चाग्निहोत्रे समूदाते अग्निहोत्रे समूदतुर् समूदाते तस्मै ह याज्ञवल्क्यो वरं ददौ । स ह कामप्रश्नमेव वव्रे । तँ हास्मै ददौ । तँ ह सम्राडेव पूर्वं पप्रच्छ
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Yâgñavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him . But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yâgñavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yâgñavalkya had granted him a boon, and he chose (for a boon) that he might be free to ask him any question he liked. Yâgñavalkya granted it, and thus the King was the first to ask him a question.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Yâgñavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him . But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yâgñavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yâgñavalkya had granted him a boon, and he chose (for a boon) that he might be free to ask him any question he liked.…
Sense: Yâgñavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him . But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yâgñavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yâgñavalkya had granted him a boon, and he chose (for a boon) that he might be free to ask him any question he liked.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
गद॑भीविपीतके कहे हुए श्रोत्रन्रह्यकौ उपासनाका विपीतो भारद्वाजः शरं वे ब्रह्मेति यथा मातरमान् पिन ८५२ वृदारण्यकोपनिषद् अश्याय ४ यदेव ते' सदंमीविपीत इति गदेव ते"-गदंभीविपीत एसे…। 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।
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
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