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॥ त्रयोदशं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [V.xIi.1] उक्थम् प्राणो वा उक्थम् प्राणो हीदँ सर्वमुत्थापयत्य् उद्धास्मा धस्मादुक्थविद्वीरस्तिष्ठत्य् उक्थस्य सायुज्यँ सलोकतां जयति य एवं वेद
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|| trayodashaM brAhmaNam mantra 1 ##[V.xIi.1]## uktham prANo vA uktham prANo hIda{\m+} sarvamutthApayaty uddhAsmA dhasmAdukthavidvIrastiShThaty ukthasya sAyujya{\m+} salokatAM jayati ya evaM veda
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Some say that food is Brahman, but this is not so, for food decays without life (prâna). Others say that life (prâna) is Brahman, but this is not so, for life dries up without food. Then these two deities (food and life), when they have become one, reach that highest state (i.…
१२१२ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् श्रष्याय ग्याधियुक्त पुरुषको जो ताप होता है--यह निश्चय ही परम तप है, जो एेसा जानता ह, वह परम लोकको ही जोत लेता ह । मृत पुरुषको जो ग्रन्न-प्राणरूप ब्रहमकी उपासना ओ्रौर तद्विषयक अ्रख्यान , श्नन्नं ब्रहमेति-तयथेतदुषास- अन्तं ब्रह्म--इस प्रकार इस । अन्य उपासनाका विधान करनेकौ न्न ब्रह्मान्नमद्यते यत् तद् अन्न ब्रह्महै। अन्नञो कि १. व खाया जाता हे, वह ब्रह्म है-एेसा मतय भावार्या 1 किन्हीं आचार्योका कथन है; कितु
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Next follows the Uktha . Verily, breath (prâna) is Uktha, for breath raises up (utthâpayati) all this. From him who knows this, there is raised a wise son, knowing the Uktha; he obtains union and oneness with the Uktha.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ त्रयोदशं ब्राह्मणम् मन्त्र १ [V.xIi.1] उक्थम् प्राणो वा उक्थम् प्राणो हीदँ सर्वमुत्थापयत्य् उद्धास्मा धस्मादुक्थविद्वीरस्तिष्ठत्य् उक्थस्य सायुज्यँ सलोकतां जयति य एवं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Next follows the Uktha . Verily, breath (prâna) is Uktha, for breath raises up (utthâpayati) all this. From him who knows this, there is raised a wise son, knowing the Uktha; he obtains union and oneness with the Uktha.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Some say that food is Brahman, but this is not so, for food decays without life (prâna). Others say that life (prâna) is Brahman, but this is not so, for life dries up without food. Then these two deities (food and life), when they have become one, reach that highest state (i.…
Sense: Some say that food is Brahman, but this is not so, for food decays without life (prâna). Others say that life (prâna) is Brahman, but this is not so, for life dries up without food. Then these two deities (food and life), when they have become one, reach that highest state (i.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
१२१२ बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् श्रष्याय ग्याधियुक्त पुरुषको जो ताप होता है--यह निश्चय ही परम तप है, जो एेसा जानता ह, वह परम लोकको ही जोत लेता ह। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती 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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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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