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॥ पञ्चमं ब्राह्मणम् ।मन्त्र १ [v.V.1] अप एवेदमग्र आसुस् ता आपः सत्यमसृजन्त सत्यं ब्रह्म ब्रह्म प्रजापतिम् प्रजापतिर्देवाँस् ते देवाः सत्यमेवोपासते तदेतत्त्र्यक्षरँ सत्यमिति ।स इत्येकमक्षरम् तीत्येकमक्षरम् यमित्येकमक्षरम् ।प्रथमोत्तमे अक्षरे सत्यम् मध्यतोऽनृतम् तदेतदनृतमुभयतः सत्येन परिगृहीतँ अनृतम्k add. mark 1 उभयतस् सत्येन परिगृहीतम् सत्यभूयमेव भवति ।नैनंविद्वाँसमनृतँ हिनस्ति
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.. pa~nchamaM brAhmaNam . mantra 1 ##[v.V.1]## apa evedamagra Asus tA ApaH satyamasR^ijanta satyaM brahma brahma prajApatim prajApatirdevA{\m+}s te devAH satyamevopAsate tadetattryakShara{\m+} satyamiti | sa ityekamakSharam tItyekamakSharam yamityekamakSharam | prathamottame akShare satyam madhyato.anR^itam tadetadanR^itamubhayataH satyena parigR^ihIta{\m+} anR^itam.h##k add. mark 1 ## ubhayatas satyena parigR^ihItam satyabhUyameva bhavati | nainaMvidvA{\m+}samanR^ita{\m+} hinasti
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In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true , and the true is 'Brahman. Brahman produced Pragâpati , Pragâpati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i),…
अप एवेदमग्र आसु; । च्राप आरम्भे यह् आप (जल) ही ति ससमायिन्योऽग्निहोत्राया- अग्निहोत्र आदिकीआहृतियां कही गयी होत्रादिकर्मापवरगोत्तरकालं केन- अर्थात् बीचमें अनृत है, अनृत मृच्यु है; क्योंकि मृल्यु ओर अनृत इनकी वह् यह् मूत्युरूप अनृत तक्रार
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true , and the true is 'Brahman. Brahman produced Pragâpati , Pragâpati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i), the third yam. The first and last syllables are true, in the middle there is the untrue . This untrue is on both sides enclosed by the true, and thus the true preponderates. The untrue does not hurt him who knows this.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ पञ्चमं ब्राह्मणम् । मन्त्र १ [v.V.1] अप एवेदमग्र आसुस् ता आपः सत्यमसृजन्त सत्यं ब्रह्म ब्रह्म प्रजापतिम् प्रजापतिर्देवाँस् ते देवाः सत्यमेवोपासते तदेतत्त्र्यक्षरँ सत्यमिति । स इत्येकमक्षरम् तीत्येकमक्षरम् यमित्येकमक्षरम् । प्रथमोत्तमे अक्षरे सत्यम् मध्यतोऽनृतम् तदेतदनृतमुभयतः सत्येन परिगृहीतँ अनृतम्k add. mark 1 उभयतस् सत्येन परिगृहीतम् सत्यभूयमेव भवति । नैनंविद्वाँसमनृतँ हिनस्ति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true , and the true is 'Brahman. Brahman produced Pragâpati , Pragâpati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i), the third yam. The first and last syllables are true, in the middle there is the untrue . This untrue is on both sides enclosed by the true, and thus the true preponderates. The untrue does not hurt him who knows this.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true , and the true is 'Brahman. Brahman produced Pragâpati , Pragâpati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i),…
Sense: In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true , and the true is 'Brahman. Brahman produced Pragâpati , Pragâpati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i),…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
अप एवेदमग्र आसु;। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
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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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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