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मन्त्र १३ [IV.v.13] स यथा सैन्धवघनोऽनन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नो रसघन एवै रसघनस् एव स्यात्k OM. वं वा अरेऽयमात्मानन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नः प्रज्ञानघन एवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय तान्येवानुविनयष्यतिति अरे अयम् आत्मा अनन्तरस् अबाह्यस् कृत्स्नस् प्रज्ञानघनस् एव एतेभ्यस् भूतेभ्यस् समुत्थाय तानि एव अनुविनयति न प्रेत्य सञ्ज्ञाऽस्तीत्यरे ब्रवीमीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः
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mantra 13 ##[IV.v.13]## sa yathA saindhavaghano.anantaro.abAhyaH kR^itsno rasaghana evai rasaghanas eva syAt.h##k OM. ## vaM vA are.ayamAtmAnantaro.abAhyaH kR^itsnaH praj~nAnaghana evaitebhyo bhUtebhyaH samutthAya tAnyevAnuvinayaShyatiti are ayam AtmA anantaras abAhyas kR^itsnas praj~nAnaghanas eva etebhyas bhUtebhyas samutthAya tAni eva anuvinayati na pretya sa~nj~nA.astItyare bravImIti hovAcha yAj~navalkyaH
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'As a mass of salt has neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of taste, thus indeed has that Self neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of knowledge; and having risen from out these elements, vanishes again in them. When he has departed,…
उपदेशका उपसंहार श्रौर याज्ञवल्क्यका संन्यास चतुष्वंपि प्रषार्केष्वेक आसा चारोंदही प्रपाठके एकही तुन्थो निर्थारितः, परं ब्रह्म समान आत्माका तिश्चय किया ११७२ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय दे जहां अविद्यावस्थामें देत-सा होता है, वहीं अन्य अन्यको देखता हे, अन्य अन्यको सूँघता हे, अन्य अन्धका रसास्वादन करता है, अन्य
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'As a mass of salt has neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of taste, thus indeed has that Self neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of knowledge; and having risen from out these elements, vanishes again in them. When he has departed, there is no more knowledge (name), I say, O Maitreyî,'--thus spoke Yâgñavalkya.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १३ [IV.v.13] स यथा सैन्धवघनोऽनन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नो रसघन एवै रसघनस् एव स्यात्k OM. वं वा अरेऽयमात्मानन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नः प्रज्ञानघन एवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय तान्येवानुविनयष्यतिति अरे अयम् आत्मा अनन्तरस् अबाह्यस् कृत्स्नस् प्रज्ञानघनस् एव एतेभ्यस् भूतेभ्यस् समुत्थाय तानि एव अनुविनयति न प्रेत्य सञ्ज्ञाऽस्तीत्यरे ब्रवीमीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'As a mass of salt has neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of taste, thus indeed has that Self neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of knowledge; and having risen from out these elements, vanishes again in them. When he has departed, there is no more knowledge (name), I say, O Maitreyî,'--thus spoke Yâgñavalkya.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'As a mass of salt has neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of taste, thus indeed has that Self neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of knowledge; and having risen from out these elements, vanishes again in them. When he has departed,…
Sense: 'As a mass of salt has neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of taste, thus indeed has that Self neither inside nor outside, but is altogether a mass of knowledge; and having risen from out these elements, vanishes again in them. When he has departed,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
उपदेशका उपसंहार श्रौर याज्ञवल्क्यका संन्यास चतुष्वंपि प्रषार्केष्वेक आसा चारोंदही प्रपाठके एकही तुन्थो निर्थारितः, परं ब्रह्म समान आत्माका तिश्चय किया ११७२ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध…। 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
- Translations
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- 2026-10-16
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