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मन्त्र ४ [V.xIi.4] क्षत्रम् प्राणो वै क्षत्रम् प्राणो हि वै क्षत्रम् त्रायते हैनं प्राणः क्षणितोः ।प्र क्षत्रमत्रमप्नोति क्षत्रस्य सायुज्यँ सलोकतां जयति य एवं वेद
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mantra 4 ##[V.xIi.4]## kShatram prANo vai kShatram prANo hi vai kShatram trAyate hainaM prANaH kShaNitoH | pra kShatramatramapnoti kShatrasya sAyujya{\m+} salokatAM jayati ya evaM veda
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Next follows the Kshatra. Verily, breath is the Kshatra, for breath is Kshatra, i.e. breath protects (trâyate) him from being hurt (kshanitoh). He who knows this, obtains Kshatra (power), which requires no protection; he obtains union and oneness with Kshatra . Next: V,…
सामः इस प्रकार प्राणको उपासना करे । प्राण ही साम दहे, क्योंकि भ्राणमे ही ये सब भूत सुसंगत होते हँ । समस्त भ्रुत उसके लिये सुसंगत होते ह तथा उसकी श्रे्ठताके लिये समथं होते है । जो इस प्रकार उपासना सामेति चोपासीत प्राणम् । साम" इस प्रकार भी प्राणको प्राणो वे साम । कथं प्राणः साम १ उपासना करे । प्राण हौ साम है । प्राणे हि यस्मात् सर्वाणि भूतानि भ्रण साम किस प्रकार है? क्यो
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Next follows the Kshatra. Verily, breath is the Kshatra, for breath is Kshatra, i.e. breath protects (trâyate) him from being hurt (kshanitoh). He who knows this, obtains Kshatra (power), which requires no protection; he obtains union and oneness with Kshatra .
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ४ [V.xIi.4] क्षत्रम् प्राणो वै क्षत्रम् प्राणो हि वै क्षत्रम् त्रायते हैनं प्राणः क्षणितोः । प्र क्षत्रमत्रमप्नोति क्षत्रस्य सायुज्यँ सलोकतां जयति य एवं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Next follows the Kshatra. Verily, breath is the Kshatra, for breath is Kshatra, i.e. breath protects (trâyate) him from being hurt (kshanitoh). He who knows this, obtains Kshatra (power), which requires no protection; he obtains union and oneness with Kshatra .
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Next follows the Kshatra. Verily, breath is the Kshatra, for breath is Kshatra, i.e. breath protects (trâyate) him from being hurt (kshanitoh). He who knows this, obtains Kshatra (power), which requires no protection; he obtains union and oneness with Kshatra . Next: V,…
Sense: Next follows the Kshatra. Verily, breath is the Kshatra, for breath is Kshatra, i.e. breath protects (trâyate) him from being hurt (kshanitoh). He who knows this, obtains Kshatra (power), which requires no protection; he obtains union and oneness with Kshatra . Next: V,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
सामः इस प्रकार प्राणको उपासना करे। 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
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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