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मन्त्र ११ [IV.iv.11] अनन्दा नाम ते लोका अन्धेन तमसाऽऽवृताः ताँस्ते प्रेत्याभिगच्छन्त्य् अविद्वाँसोऽबुधो जनाः
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
mantra 11 ##[IV.iv.11]## anandA nAma te lokA andhena tamasA.a.avR^itAH tA{\m+}ste pretyAbhigachChanty avidvA{\m+}so.abudho janAH
पस्य ब्राह्मणस्य, ्रनुवित्तः-- जिस ब्राह्मणको आत्मा अनु- कानथंसंकटोपचये, गहने विषमे- विश्वकरदिति नाम॒ इत्याश्चङ्- विश्वस्य कर्ता सवस्य आत्मा, इत्यनुसंधातव्य इति श्लोका- हम इस शरीरमे रहते हए ही यदि उसे जान लेते हँ तो कृतार्थं हौ
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'There are indeed those unblessed worlds, covered with blind darkness. Men who are ignorant and not enlightened go after death to those worlds.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ११ [IV.iv.11] अनन्दा नाम ते लोका अन्धेन तमसाऽऽवृताः ताँस्ते प्रेत्याभिगच्छन्त्य् अविद्वाँसोऽबुधो जनाः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'There are indeed those unblessed worlds, covered with blind darkness. Men who are ignorant and not enlightened go after death to those worlds.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'There are indeed those unblessed worlds, covered with blind darkness. Men who are ignorant and not enlightened go after death to those worlds.
Sense: 'There are indeed those unblessed worlds, covered with blind darkness. Men who are ignorant and not enlightened go after death to those worlds.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
पस्य ब्राह्मणस्य, ्रनुवित्तः-- जिस ब्राह्मणको आत्मा अनु- कानथंसंकटोपचये, गहने विषमे- विश्वकरदिति नाम॒ इत्याश्चङ्- विश्वस्य कर्ता सवस्य आत्मा, इत्यनुसंधातव्य इति श्लोका- हम इस श…। 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
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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