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मन्त्र ७ [VI.i.7] ते हेमे प्राणा अहँश्रेयसे विवदमाना ब्रह्म जग्मुस्तद्धोचुः को नो वसिष्ठ इति ।तद्धोवाच यस्मिन्व उत्क्रान्त इदँ शरीरं पापीयो मन्यते स वो वसिष्ठ इति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
mantra 7 ##[VI.i.7]## te heme prANA aha{\m+}shreyase vivadamAnA brahma jagmustaddhochuH ko no vasiShTha iti | taddhovAcha yasminva utkrAnta ida{\m+} sharIraM pApIyo manyate sa vo vasiShTha iti
जो भी प्रजापत्िको जानता है वह् प्रजा ओर पञयुदारा प्रजात- ( वृद्धिको प्राप्न) होता हे। रेतस् ही प्रजापति है । जो एेसा जानता है, वह् प्रजा ओर पञ्युओंदारा प्रात होता है यो ह वै प्रजातिं वेद् प्रजायते जो प्रनातिको जानता हे, वह् प्रजात होता अर्थात् प्रजा ओर पञ्ुओद्ारा सम्पन्न होता है । वीयं
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These Prânas (senses), when quarrelling together as to who was the best, went to Brahman and said: 'Who is the richest of us?' He replied: 'He by whose departure this body seems worst, he is the richest.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ७ [VI.i.7] ते हेमे प्राणा अहँश्रेयसे विवदमाना ब्रह्म जग्मुस्तद्धोचुः को नो वसिष्ठ इति । तद्धोवाच यस्मिन्व उत्क्रान्त इदँ शरीरं पापीयो मन्यते स वो वसिष्ठ इति
Literal translation
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These Prânas (senses), when quarrelling together as to who was the best, went to Brahman and said: 'Who is the richest of us?' He replied: 'He by whose departure this body seems worst, he is the richest.'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: These Prânas (senses), when quarrelling together as to who was the best, went to Brahman and said: 'Who is the richest of us?' He replied: 'He by whose departure this body seems worst, he is the richest.'
Sense: These Prânas (senses), when quarrelling together as to who was the best, went to Brahman and said: 'Who is the richest of us?' He replied: 'He by whose departure this body seems worst, he is the richest.'
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
जो भी प्रजापत्िको जानता है वह् प्रजा ओर पञयुदारा प्रजात- ( वृद्धिको प्राप्न) होता 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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