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सुप्तस् न कम् चन कामम् कामयते न कम् चन स्वप्नम् पश्यति मन्त्र २० [IV.Ii.20] ता वा अस्यैता हिता नाम नाड्यो यथा केशः सहस्रधा भिन्नस्तावताऽणिम्ना तिष्ठन्ति शुक्लस्य नीलस्य पिङ्गलस्य हरितस्य लोहितस्य पूर्णा ।सहस्रधा भिन्नस् तावता अणिम्ना तिष्ठन्ति शुक्लस्य नीलस्य पिङ्गलस्य हरितस्य लोहितस्य पूर्णास् अथ यत्रैनं घ्नन्तीव जिनन्तीव हस्तीव विच्छाययति गर्तमिव पतति यदेव जाग्रद्भयं पश्यति तदत्राविद्यया मन्यते विच्छाययति गर्तम् इव पतति यद् एव जाग्रत् भयम् पश्यति तद् अत्र अविद्यया भयम् मन्यते ऽथ यत्र देव इव राजेवाहमेवेदँ सर्वोऽस्मीति मन्यते सोऽस्य परमो लोकाः
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suptas na kam chana kAmam kAmayate na kam chana svapnam pashyati mantra 20 ##[IV.Ii.20]## tA vA asyaitA hitA nAma nADyo yathA keshaH sahasradhA bhinnastAvatA.aNimnA tiShThanti shuklasya nIlasya pi~Ngalasya haritasya lohitasya pUrNA | sahasradhA bhinnas tAvatA aNimnA tiShThanti shuklasya nIlasya pi~Ngalasya haritasya lohitasya pUrNAs atha yatrainaM ghnantIva jinantIva hastIva vichChAyayati gartamiva patati yadeva jAgradbhayaM pashyati tadatrAvidyayA manyate vichChAyayati gartam iva patati yad eva jAgrat bhayam pashyati tad atra avidyayA bhayam manyate .atha yatra deva iva rAjevAhameveda{\m+} sarvo.asmIti manyate so.asya paramo lokAH
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'There are in his body the veins called Hitâ, which are as small as a hair divided a thousandfold, full of white, blue, yellow, green, and red . Now when, as it were, they kill him, when, as it were they overcome him, when, as it were, an elephant chases him, when, as it were,…
सवा एष् एतस्मिन् स्वप्ने स वा एषः"-वह् यह् पुरुष इस सवाएष पुरुषः सम््रसादात् स्वप्नावस्थामे सुषुक्तिमे लौटकर न = स्वप्तमे रमण ओर विहार कर + जागरित-म्रवस्थाके मोगोसे श्रात्माक्र श्रसङ्खता निस प्रकार यह् स्वप्नावस्थामें असङ्ग होनेके कारण जागरित- वह यह् पुरुष इस जागरित-अवस्थामें रमण ओर विहार कर तथा पुण्य ओर पापको देखकर फिर जिस प्रकार आया था उसी मा्ग॑से यथा- स्थान स्वप्नस्थानकां ही लौट जाता है
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'There are in his body the veins called Hitâ, which are as small as a hair divided a thousandfold, full of white, blue, yellow, green, and red . Now when, as it were, they kill him, when, as it were they overcome him, when, as it were, an elephant chases him, when, as it were, he falls into a well, he fancies, through ignorance, that danger which he (commonly) sees in waking. But when he fancies that he is, as it were, a god, or that he is, as it were, a king , or "I am this altogether," that is his highest world .
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
सुप्तस् न कम् चन कामम् कामयते न कम् चन स्वप्नम् पश्यति मन्त्र २० [IV.Ii.20] ता वा अस्यैता हिता नाम नाड्यो यथा केशः सहस्रधा भिन्नस्तावताऽणिम्ना तिष्ठन्ति शुक्लस्य नीलस्य पिङ्गलस्य हरितस्य लोहितस्य पूर्णा । सहस्रधा भिन्नस् तावता अणिम्ना तिष्ठन्ति शुक्लस्य नीलस्य पिङ्गलस्य हरितस्य लोहितस्य पूर्णास् अथ यत्रैनं घ्नन्तीव जिनन्तीव हस्तीव विच्छाययति गर्तमिव पतति यदेव जाग्रद्भयं पश्यति तदत्राविद्यया मन्यते विच्छाययति गर्तम् इव पतति यद् एव जाग्रत् भयम् पश्यति तद् अत्र अविद्यया भयम् मन्यते ऽथ यत्र देव इव राजेवाहमेवेदँ सर्वोऽस्मीति मन्यते सोऽस्य परमो लोकाः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'There are in his body the veins called Hitâ, which are as small as a hair divided a thousandfold, full of white, blue, yellow, green, and red . Now when, as it were, they kill him, when, as it were they overcome him, when, as it were, an elephant chases him, when, as it were, he falls into a well, he fancies, through ignorance, that danger which he (commonly) sees in waking. But when he fancies that he is, as it were, a god, or that he is, as it were, a king , or "I am this altogether," that is his highest world .
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'There are in his body the veins called Hitâ, which are as small as a hair divided a thousandfold, full of white, blue, yellow, green, and red . Now when, as it were, they kill him, when, as it were they overcome him, when, as it were, an elephant chases him, when, as it were,…
Sense: 'There are in his body the veins called Hitâ, which are as small as a hair divided a thousandfold, full of white, blue, yellow, green, and red . Now when, as it were, they kill him, when, as it were they overcome him, when, as it were, an elephant chases him, when, as it were,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
सवा एष् एतस्मिन् स्वप्ने स वा एषः"-वह् यह् पुरुष इस सवाएष पुरुषः सम््रसादात् स्वप्नावस्थामे सुषुक्तिमे लौटकर न = स्वप्तमे रमण ओर विहार कर + जागरित-म्रवस्थाके मोगोसे श्रात्म…। 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।
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- Sanskrit text
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