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मन्त्र २ [V.xiv.2] ऋचो यजूँषि सामानीत्यष्टावक्षराण्य् अष्टाक्षरँ ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम्।एतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावतीयं त्रयी विद्या तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद
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mantra 2 ##[V.xiv.2]## R^icho yajU{\m+}Shi sAmAnItyaShTAvakSharANy aShTAkShara{\m+} ha vA ekaM gAyatryai padam.h| etadu haivAsyA etat sa yAvatIyaM trayI vidyA tAvaddha jayati yo.asyA etadevaM padaM veda
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The Rikas, the Yagûmshi, and the Sâmâni form eight syllables. One foot (the second) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i.e. the three Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda). And he who thus knows that foot of it,…
गायत्रीका एकं ( प्रथम ) पाद हे। यह ( भूमि आदि) ही इस गायत्रीका प्रथम पादहं। इस प्रकार इसके इस पदको जो जानता, वह् इस त्रिलोकीमे जितना कु हे, उस सबको जीत लेता ट । १॥ भमि, अन्तरिक्ष, दयौः--इस प्रकारये आठ अक्षर हूं। गायत्री काएक अर्थात् प्रथम पाद अष्टाक्षर-
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The Rikas, the Yagûmshi, and the Sâmâni form eight syllables. One foot (the second) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i.e. the three Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda). And he who thus knows that foot of it, conquers as far as that threefold knowledge extends.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २ [V.xiv.2] ऋचो यजूँषि सामानीत्यष्टावक्षराण्य् अष्टाक्षरँ ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम्। एतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावतीयं त्रयी विद्या तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The Rikas, the Yagûmshi, and the Sâmâni form eight syllables. One foot (the second) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i.e. the three Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda). And he who thus knows that foot of it, conquers as far as that threefold knowledge extends.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: The Rikas, the Yagûmshi, and the Sâmâni form eight syllables. One foot (the second) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i.e. the three Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda). And he who thus knows that foot of it,…
Sense: The Rikas, the Yagûmshi, and the Sâmâni form eight syllables. One foot (the second) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i.e. the three Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda). And he who thus knows that foot of it,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
गायत्रीका एकं ( प्रथम ) पाद हे। 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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