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मन्त्र ३ तद्यथा तृणजलायुका तृणस्यान्तं गत्वाऽन्यमाक्रममाक्रम्यात्मानमुपसंहरत्येवमेवायमात्मेदं शरीरं निहत्याविद्यां गमयित्वान्यमाक्रममाक्रम्यात्मानमुपसंहरति
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mantra 3 ##[IV.iv.3]## tadyathA tR^iNajalAyukA tR^iNasyAntaM gatvA.anyamAkramamAkramyAtmAnamupasa{\m+}haraty mark 1 ## anyam Akramam Akramya AtmAnam Atmanam upasa{\m+}harati evamevAyamAtmeda{\m+} sharIraM nihatyAvidyAM gamayitvA.anyamAkramamAkramyA.a.atmAnamupasa{\m+}harati
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'And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) , draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance,…
त्मा, ब्रह्मेव पर एव, योऽशनाया- तथा मनोमयो मनः संनिकर्षा- हूपदशेनकाले । एवं श्रोत्रपयः कामनाके अनुसार गुभाशुभ गति तथा निष्काम ब्रह्मज्ञके मौक्षका निरूपण तदेष दोको भवति । तदेव सक्तः सह कस॑- उस्न विषयमे यह् मन्त है इसका लिङ्ग अर्थात् मन जिसमे अत्यन्त भासक्त होता है, उसी फलको यहं सामिलाष होकर कम॑के सहित प्राप्त करता है । इस लोकमे यह्
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'And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) , draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance, and after making another approach (to another body), draw himself together towards it.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ३ तद्यथा तृणजलायुका तृणस्यान्तं गत्वाऽन्यमाक्रममाक्रम्यात्मानमुपसंहरत्येवमेवायमात्मेदं शरीरं निहत्याविद्यां गमयित्वान्यमाक्रममाक्रम्यात्मानमुपसंहरति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) , draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance, and after making another approach (to another body), draw himself together towards it.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) , draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance,…
Sense: 'And as a caterpillar, after having reached the end of a blade of grass, and after having made another approach (to another blade) , draws itself together towards it, thus does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
त्मा, ब्रह्मेव पर एव, योऽशनाया- तथा मनोमयो मनः संनिकर्षा- हूपदशेनकाले। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती 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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- 2026-10-16
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- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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