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मन्त्र ४ [V.v.4] योऽयं दक्षिणेऽक्षन्पुरुषस् तस्य भूरिति शिरः एकँ शिर एकमेतदक्षरम् भुव इति बाहू द्वौ बाहू द्वे एते अक्षरे स्वरिति प्रतिष्ठा द्वे प्रतिष्ठे द्वे एते अक्षरे ।तस्योपनिषदहमिति ।हन्ति पाप्मानं जहाति च य एवं वेद
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mantra 4 ##[V.v.4]## yo.ayaM dakShiNe.akShanpuruShas tasya bhUriti shiraH eka{\m+} shira ekametadakSharam bhuva iti bAhU dvau bAhU dve ete akShare svariti pratiShThA dve pratiShThe dve ete akShare | tasyopaniShadahamiti | hanti pApmAnaM jahAti cha ya evaM veda
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Of the person in the right eye Bhûh is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuvah the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego),…
( चरणों ) से पुरुष प्रतिष्ठित होता ह--इस ब्धुत्पत्तिके अनुसार प्रतिष्ठा उस इस व्याहृतिरूप अवयवो ग्रहुंसंज्ञक चाक्षुष पुरुषके व्याहूतिरूप श्रवयव एवम्- इसी प्रकार-- । जो यह दक्षिण तेत्रमे पुरुष है, उसका भरुः" यह् शिर हः शिर एक हे ओर यह अक्षर भी एक है। श्रुवः" यह भजा हे, भूजणेदोरहओरये अक्षर भी दो है। स्वः यह् प्रतिष्ठा हे, ्रति्ठा (चरण) दोरहओरये
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Of the person in the right eye Bhûh is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuvah the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego), and he who knows this, destroys (hanti) evil and leaves (gahâti) it.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ४ [V.v.4] योऽयं दक्षिणेऽक्षन्पुरुषस् तस्य भूरिति शिरः एकँ शिर एकमेतदक्षरम् भुव इति बाहू द्वौ बाहू द्वे एते अक्षरे स्वरिति प्रतिष्ठा द्वे प्रतिष्ठे द्वे एते अक्षरे । तस्योपनिषदहमिति । हन्ति पाप्मानं जहाति च य एवं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Of the person in the right eye Bhûh is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuvah the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego), and he who knows this, destroys (hanti) evil and leaves (gahâti) it.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Of the person in the right eye Bhûh is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuvah the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego),…
Sense: Of the person in the right eye Bhûh is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuvah the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego),…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
( चरणों ) से पुरुष प्रतिष्ठित होता ह--इस ब्धुत्पत्तिके अनुसार प्रतिष्ठा उस इस व्याहृतिरूप अवयवो ग्रहुंसंज्ञक चाक्षुष पुरुषके व्याहूतिरूप श्रवयव एवम्- इसी प्रकार--। 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।
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
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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