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।भवति यस् एवम् वेद पञ्चमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [IV.v.1] अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्यस्य द्वे भार्ये बभूवतुर्मैत्रेयी च कात्यायनी च कात्यायनी च तयोर्ह मैत्रेयी ब्रह्मवादिनी बभूव स्त्रीप्रज्ञैव तर्हि कात्यायन्य् अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्योऽन्यद्वृत्तमुपाकरिष्यन्
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. bhavati yas evam veda pa~nchamaM brAhmaNam mantra 1 ##[IV.v.1]## atha ha yAj~navalkyasya dve bhArye babhUvaturmaitreyI cha kAtyAyanI cha kAtyAyanI cha tayorha maitreyI brahmavAdinI babhUva strIpraj~naiva tarhi kAtyAyany atha ha yAj~navalkyo.anyadvR^ittamupAkariShyan
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Yâgñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyî and Kâtyâyanî. Of these Maitreyî was conversant with Brahman, but Kâtyâyanî possessed such knowledge only as women possess. And Yâgñavalkya,…
अथेति हेतूपदेश्ानन्तयप्रदश्च- 6 ट राढद् यह् दिखानेके कः लिये है कि यह सिद्धान्तप्रतिपादक नाथः; रतप्रथानानि हि प्रकरण हेतुका उपदेश करनेके बाद उरि ऽहमस्मात् स्थानादस्मि हन्त तेऽनया कात्या- 'अरी जैत्रेयि !' दसा याज्ञवल्क्यते कहा-भे इस स्थान (गाहस्थ्य- आश्रम ) से अन्यत्र सब कु त्याग कर जानेवाला है अर्थात् सन्धा लेतेका विवार है । इसलिये यै तेरी अनुमति लेता हूं ओर चाहता हू
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Yâgñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyî and Kâtyâyanî. Of these Maitreyî was conversant with Brahman, but Kâtyâyanî possessed such knowledge only as women possess. And Yâgñavalkya, when he wished to get ready for another state of life (when he wished to give up the state of a householder, and retire into the forest),
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
। भवति यस् एवम् वेद पञ्चमं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [IV.v.1] अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्यस्य द्वे भार्ये बभूवतुर्मैत्रेयी च कात्यायनी च कात्यायनी च तयोर्ह मैत्रेयी ब्रह्मवादिनी बभूव स्त्रीप्रज्ञैव तर्हि कात्यायन्य् अथ ह याज्ञवल्क्योऽन्यद्वृत्तमुपाकरिष्यन्
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Yâgñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyî and Kâtyâyanî. Of these Maitreyî was conversant with Brahman, but Kâtyâyanî possessed such knowledge only as women possess. And Yâgñavalkya, when he wished to get ready for another state of life (when he wished to give up the state of a householder, and retire into the forest),
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Yâgñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyî and Kâtyâyanî. Of these Maitreyî was conversant with Brahman, but Kâtyâyanî possessed such knowledge only as women possess. And Yâgñavalkya,…
Sense: Yâgñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyî and Kâtyâyanî. Of these Maitreyî was conversant with Brahman, but Kâtyâyanî possessed such knowledge only as women possess. And Yâgñavalkya,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
अथेति हेतूपदेश्ानन्तयप्रदश्च- 6 ट राढद् यह् दिखानेके कः लिये है कि यह सिद्धान्तप्रतिपादक नाथः; रतप्रथानानि हि प्रकरण हेतुका उपदेश करनेके बाद उरि ऽहमस्मात् स्थानादस्मि हन्त ते…। 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
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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