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॥ अष्टमं ब्राह्मणम् ।[V.vIi.1] वाचं धेनुमुपासीत ।तस्याश्चत्वारः स्तनाः स्वाहाकारो वषट्कारो हन्तकारः स्वधाकारस् तस्यै द्वौ स्तनौ देवा उपजीवन्ति स्वाहाकारं च वषट्कारं च हन्तकारं मनुष्याः स्वधाकारं पितरः ।तस्याः प्राण ऋषभो मनो वत्सः
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|| aShTamaM brAhmaNam . ##[V.vIi.1]## vAchaM dhenumupAsIta | tasyAshchatvAraH stanAH svAhAkAro vaShaTkAro hantakAraH svadhAkAras tasyai dvau stanau devA upajIvanti svAhAkAraM cha vaShaTkAraM cha hantakAraM manuShyAH svadhAkAraM pitaraH | tasyAH prANa R^iShabho mano vatsaH
विच् त्ब्रह्यहै-एसा कहते हूं । विदान (खण्डन या विनाश) करनेके कारण विद्युत् है । जो "विचत् ब्रह्म है" ठेसा जानता है, वह् इस आत्मके प्रतिकरुलभूत पापोका नाश कर देता हे, क्योंकि विद्युत् ही ब्रह्म है ब्रह्मक निरुक्ति (बयुत्पत्ति) बतलाती --अन्धकारके विदान-खण्डनके । कारण, क्योंकि यह् मेघके अन्धकार-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Let him meditate on speech as a cow. Her four udders are the words Svâhâ, Vashat, Hanta, and Svadhâ . The gods live on two of her udders, the Svâhâ and the Vashat, men on the Hanta, the fathers on the Svadhâ. The bull of that cow is breath (prâna), the calf the mind.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ अष्टमं ब्राह्मणम् । [V.vIi.1] वाचं धेनुमुपासीत । तस्याश्चत्वारः स्तनाः स्वाहाकारो वषट्कारो हन्तकारः स्वधाकारस् तस्यै द्वौ स्तनौ देवा उपजीवन्ति स्वाहाकारं च वषट्कारं च हन्तकारं मनुष्याः स्वधाकारं पितरः । तस्याः प्राण ऋषभो मनो वत्सः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Let him meditate on speech as a cow. Her four udders are the words Svâhâ, Vashat, Hanta, and Svadhâ . The gods live on two of her udders, the Svâhâ and the Vashat, men on the Hanta, the fathers on the Svadhâ. The bull of that cow is breath (prâna), the calf the mind.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Let him meditate on speech as a cow. Her four udders are the words Svâhâ, Vashat, Hanta, and Svadhâ . The gods live on two of her udders, the Svâhâ and the Vashat, men on the Hanta, the fathers on the Svadhâ. The bull of that cow is breath (prâna), the calf the mind.
Sense: Let him meditate on speech as a cow. Her four udders are the words Svâhâ, Vashat, Hanta, and Svadhâ . The gods live on two of her udders, the Svâhâ and the Vashat, men on the Hanta, the fathers on the Svadhâ. The bull of that cow is breath (prâna), the calf the mind.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
विच् त्ब्रह्यहै-एसा कहते हूं। 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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- 2026-10-16
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