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यथाकामम् परिवर्तेत एवम् एव एषस् एतद् प्राणान् गृहीत्वा स्वे शरीरे यथाकामम् परिवर्तते मन्त्र १९ [II.i.19] अथ यदा सुषुप्तो भवति यदा न कस्यचन वेद हिता नाम नाड्यो द्वासप्ततिः सहस्राणि हृदयात्पुरीततमभिप्रतिष्ठन्ते ।पुरीततम् अभिप्रतिष्ठन्ते ताभिः प्रत्यवसृप्य पुरीतति शेते ।स यथा कुमारो वा महाराजो वा महाब्राह्मणो वाऽतिघ्नीमानन्दस्य गत्वा शयीतैवमेवैष एतच्छेते
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yathAkAmam parivarteta evam eva eShas etad prANAn gR^ihItvA sve sharIre yathAkAmam parivartate mantra 19 ##[II.i.19]## atha yadA suShupto bhavati yadA na kasyachana veda hitA nAma nADyo dvAsaptatiH sahasrANi hR^idayAtpurItatamabhipratiShThante | purItatam abhipratiShThante tAbhiH pratyavasR^ipya purItati shete | sa yathA kumAro vA mahArAjo vA mahAbrAhmaNo vA.atighnImAnandasya gatvA shayItaivamevaiSha etachChete
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Next, when he is in profound sleep, and knows nothing, there are the seventy-two thousand arteries called Hita, which from the heart spread through the body . Through them he moves forth and rests in the surrounding body. And as a young man, or a great king,…
गीत ्रन्नरूप प्रजापतिका षोडशकल संवत्सररूपसे निर्देश सुषा वरीण्यन्नान्यासमाथेसकरो- तावगम्पते, वित्तकरम॑णोरपि तत्र (स एष संबत्सरः'- योऽयं स एष संवत्सरः" यहाँ जिस अन्तत्रयरूप प्रजापतिका प्रसङ्ग हैः वेष उसीका संवत्सररूपसे विशेषतः १ यहाँ यह शङ्का होती है--श्रतिमे सभी प्राणियोकी हिसाका निषेष ----------- ल तिव कसते ल्यि अधि 5 » यह सामास्य वचन है । इसके रहते हए जो यहां अम् यह विशेष वचन श्रुतम कहा
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Next, when he is in profound sleep, and knows nothing, there are the seventy-two thousand arteries called Hita, which from the heart spread through the body . Through them he moves forth and rests in the surrounding body. And as a young man, or a great king, or a great Brâhmana, having reached the summit of happiness, might rest, so does he then rest.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
यथाकामम् परिवर्तेत एवम् एव एषस् एतद् प्राणान् गृहीत्वा स्वे शरीरे यथाकामम् परिवर्तते मन्त्र १९ [II.i.19] अथ यदा सुषुप्तो भवति यदा न कस्यचन वेद हिता नाम नाड्यो द्वासप्ततिः सहस्राणि हृदयात्पुरीततमभिप्रतिष्ठन्ते । पुरीततम् अभिप्रतिष्ठन्ते ताभिः प्रत्यवसृप्य पुरीतति शेते । स यथा कुमारो वा महाराजो वा महाब्राह्मणो वाऽतिघ्नीमानन्दस्य गत्वा शयीतैवमेवैष एतच्छेते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Next, when he is in profound sleep, and knows nothing, there are the seventy-two thousand arteries called Hita, which from the heart spread through the body . Through them he moves forth and rests in the surrounding body. And as a young man, or a great king, or a great Brâhmana, having reached the summit of happiness, might rest, so does he then rest.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Next, when he is in profound sleep, and knows nothing, there are the seventy-two thousand arteries called Hita, which from the heart spread through the body . Through them he moves forth and rests in the surrounding body. And as a young man, or a great king,…
Sense: Next, when he is in profound sleep, and knows nothing, there are the seventy-two thousand arteries called Hita, which from the heart spread through the body . Through them he moves forth and rests in the surrounding body. And as a young man, or a great king,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
गीत ्रन्नरूप प्रजापतिका षोडशकल संवत्सररूपसे निर्देश सुषा वरीण्यन्नान्यासमाथेसकरो- तावगम्पते, वित्तकरम॑णोरपि तत्र (स एष संबत्सरः'- योऽयं स एष संवत्सरः" यहाँ जिस अन्तत्रयरूप प्रजा…। 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
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- 2026-10-16
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