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॥ चतुर्थं ब्राह्मणम् ।मन्त्र १ [IV.iv.1] स यत्रायमात्माऽबल्यं न्येत्य सम्मोहमिव न्येत्य् न्येत्य सम्मोहम् इव न्येति अथैनमेते प्राणा अभिसमायन्ति स एतास्तेजोमात्राः समभ्याददानो हृदयमेवान्ववक्रामति अन्ववक्रामति स यत्रैष चाक्षुषः पुरुषः पराङ्पर्यावर्तते ऽथारूपज्ञो भवति
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.. chaturthaM brAhmaNam . mantra 1 ##[IV.iv.1]## sa yatrAyamAtmA.abalyaM nyetya sammohamiva nyety nyetya sammoham iva nyeti athainamete prANA abhisamAyanti sa etAstejomAtrAH samabhyAdadAno hR^idayamevAnvavakrAmati anvavakrAmati sa yatraiSha chAkShuShaH puruShaH parA~NparyAvartate .athArUpaj~no bhavati
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Yâgñavalkya continued: 'Now when that Self, having sunk into weakness , sinks, as it were, into unconsciousness, then gather those senses (prânas) around him, and he, taking with him those elements of light, descends into the heart When that person in the eye turns away,…
वह् दृष्टान्त--भिस प्रकार जोक एक वृणके अन्तम पहुंचकर दूसरे वृणरूप आश्चयको पकड़कर अपनेको सकोड लेती है, इसी प्रकार यह् आत्मा इस शरीरको मारकर-अविदा ( अचेतनावस्था ) को प्राप्तकराकर तत्तत्र ॒देहान्तरसंचार इदं उस देहान्तरसंचारमे यहः निदशेनस्-- यथा येन प्रकारेण उदाहरण है- यथा जिस प्रकार वृण- तणजलायुङ वणजलूरा तण- । जजुका (घासपर चलनेवाली जोक) ग्रात्माके देहान्तरनिर्पाणमें सुवणंकारका हृष्टान्त तत्र देहान्तरारम्भे निर्थोपा- उस देहान्तरके आरम्भे जीव सी ४; नित्य ग्रहण क्रिये हृए उप।दानको
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Yâgñavalkya continued: 'Now when that Self, having sunk into weakness , sinks, as it were, into unconsciousness, then gather those senses (prânas) around him, and he, taking with him those elements of light, descends into the heart When that person in the eye turns away, then he ceases to know any forms.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ चतुर्थं ब्राह्मणम् । मन्त्र १ [IV.iv.1] स यत्रायमात्माऽबल्यं न्येत्य सम्मोहमिव न्येत्य् न्येत्य सम्मोहम् इव न्येति अथैनमेते प्राणा अभिसमायन्ति स एतास्तेजोमात्राः समभ्याददानो हृदयमेवान्ववक्रामति अन्ववक्रामति स यत्रैष चाक्षुषः पुरुषः पराङ्पर्यावर्तते ऽथारूपज्ञो भवति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Yâgñavalkya continued: 'Now when that Self, having sunk into weakness , sinks, as it were, into unconsciousness, then gather those senses (prânas) around him, and he, taking with him those elements of light, descends into the heart When that person in the eye turns away, then he ceases to know any forms.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Yâgñavalkya continued: 'Now when that Self, having sunk into weakness , sinks, as it were, into unconsciousness, then gather those senses (prânas) around him, and he, taking with him those elements of light, descends into the heart When that person in the eye turns away,…
Sense: Yâgñavalkya continued: 'Now when that Self, having sunk into weakness , sinks, as it were, into unconsciousness, then gather those senses (prânas) around him, and he, taking with him those elements of light, descends into the heart When that person in the eye turns away,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वह् दृष्टान्त--भिस प्रकार जोक एक वृणके अन्तम पहुंचकर दूसरे वृणरूप आश्चयको पकड़कर अपनेको सकोड लेती है, इसी प्रकार यह् आत्मा इस शरीरको मारकर-अविदा ( अचेतनावस्था ) को प्राप्तकराक…। 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।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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