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गृहीतस् मन्त्र ९ [IV.v.9] स यथा शङ्खस्य ध्मायमानस्य न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय शक्नुयात् ग्रहणाय शङ्खस्य तु ग्रहणेन शङ्खध्मस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः
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gR^ihItas mantra 9 ##[IV.v.9]## sa yathA sha~Nkhasya dhmAyamAnasya na bAhyA~nChabdA~nChaknuyAd grahaNAya shaknuyAt grahaNAya sha~Nkhasya tu grahaNena sha~Nkhadhmasya vA shabdo gR^ihItaH
११३६ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् श्रध्यायण वेह तीसरा दृष्टान्त एेसा है कि जैसे बजायी जाती हुई वीणाके बाह्य शब्दोको ग्रहण करनेमे कोई समथं नहीं होता, कितु वीणाया यह्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदो ऽथवीद्धिरस इतिहासः पुराणं विद्या उपनिषदः ररोकाः सूत्राण्यनुञ्याख्या-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'And as the sounds of a conch-shell, when blown, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the shell is seized, or the blower of the shell;
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
गृहीतस् मन्त्र ९ [IV.v.9] स यथा शङ्खस्य ध्मायमानस्य न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय शक्नुयात् ग्रहणाय शङ्खस्य तु ग्रहणेन शङ्खध्मस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'And as the sounds of a conch-shell, when blown, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the shell is seized, or the blower of the shell;
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'And as the sounds of a conch-shell, when blown, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the shell is seized, or the blower of the shell;
Sense: 'And as the sounds of a conch-shell, when blown, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the shell is seized, or the blower of the shell;
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
११३६ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् श्रध्यायण वेह तीसरा दृष्टान्त एेसा है कि जैसे बजायी जाती हुई वीणाके बाह्य शब्दोको ग्रहण करनेमे कोई समथं नहीं होता, कितु वीणाया यह्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदो…। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन 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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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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