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एव पुण्यम् च पापम् च पुनर् प्रतिन्यायम् प्रतियोनि आद्रवति स्वप्नान्ताय एव मन्त्र १८ [IV.Ii.18] तद्यथा महामत्स्य उभे कूलेऽनुसञ्चरति पूर्वं चापरं चैवमेवायं पुरुष एतावुभावन्तावनुसञ्चरति स्वप्नान्तं च बुद्धान्तं च
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eva puNyam cha pApam cha punar pratinyAyam pratiyoni Adravati svapnAntAya eva mantra 18 ##[IV.Ii.18]## tadyathA mahAmatsya ubhe kUle.anusa~ncharati pUrvaM chAparaM chaivamevAyaM puruSha etAvubhAvantAvanusa~ncharati svapnAntaM cha buddhAntaM cha
जाऊ, यह सहलदान तो जो विमोक्षपदा्थंके एकदेशका नणय किया गया है, उसके लिये है ॥ १५ वह् यह् आत्मा इस सुषुप्षिमे रमण ओर विहार कर पुण्य ओर पापको केवल देवकर, जेस आया था ओर जहासि आया था, पुनः स्वप्नस्थांनको ही लौट आता है । वहां वह् जो कु देखता टै, उससे सम्बद्ध रहता है; स वै प्रकृतः स्वयंज्योतिः वह॒ यह प्रकृत स्वर्यज्योति पृः, एष यः सप्ते प्रदशितः, पुरुष, (6 जिसे. कि स्वप्ना- 0 है रयत?) वस्थामे प्रदशित किया है,
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'In fact, as a large fish moves along the two banks of a river, the right and the left, so does that person move along these two states, the state of sleeping and the state of waking.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
एव पुण्यम् च पापम् च पुनर् प्रतिन्यायम् प्रतियोनि आद्रवति स्वप्नान्ताय एव मन्त्र १८ [IV.Ii.18] तद्यथा महामत्स्य उभे कूलेऽनुसञ्चरति पूर्वं चापरं चैवमेवायं पुरुष एतावुभावन्तावनुसञ्चरति स्वप्नान्तं च बुद्धान्तं च
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'In fact, as a large fish moves along the two banks of a river, the right and the left, so does that person move along these two states, the state of sleeping and the state of waking.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'In fact, as a large fish moves along the two banks of a river, the right and the left, so does that person move along these two states, the state of sleeping and the state of waking.
Sense: 'In fact, as a large fish moves along the two banks of a river, the right and the left, so does that person move along these two states, the state of sleeping and the state of waking.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
जाऊ, यह सहलदान तो जो विमोक्षपदा्थंके एकदेशका नणय किया गया है, उसके लिये है ॥ १५ वह् यह् आत्मा इस सुषुप्षिमे रमण ओर विहार कर पुण्य ओर पापको केवल देवकर, जेस आया था ओर जहासि आया…। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर 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
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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