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॥ पुरुषँ सोम्योत हस्तगृहीतमानयन्त्यपहार्षीत्स्तेयमकार्षीत्परशुमस्मै तपतेति स यदि तस्य कर्ता भवति तत एवानृतमात्मानं कुरुते सोऽनृताभिसंधोऽनृतेनात्मानमन्तर्धाय परशुं तप्तं प्रतिगृह्णाति स दह्यतेऽथ हन्यते
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'My child, they bring a man hither whom they have taken by the hand, and they say: "He has taken something, he has committed a theft." (When he denies, they say), "Heat the hatchet for him." If he committed the theft, then he makes himself to be what he is not.…
स यः संकल्पं ब्रह्मसयुपास्ते क्टृत्ान् बै स खोकान्धुवान््रुवः प्रतिष्ठितान् परतिष्ठितोऽग्यथमानान यथाकामचारो भवति यः संकःपं ब्रह्मेतयुपास्तेऽस्ति वह ज कि संकस्पश्टौ "यह त्रम है" इस प्रकार उपाघ्तना करता हे विघाताक्े रचे हुए भरुवरोकोको स्वयं रुव होकर, प्रतिष्ठित लोकौको स्वयं प्रतिष्ठित होकर तथा व्यथा न पनेवाछे रोनोको स्वयं स यः संकल्पं ब्रह्मेति बह्म- वह नो किं संकट्पकौ नह 2 अर्थात् ऋ्षुद्धिसे उद्भासते कलप्तन् वै भावरा- उतना करत ह बलद
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'My child, they bring a man hither whom they have taken by the hand, and they say: "He has taken something, he has committed a theft." (When he denies, they say), "Heat the hatchet for him." If he committed the theft, then he makes himself to be what he is not. Then the false-minded, having covered his true Self by a falsehood, grasps the heated hatchet--he is burnt, and he is killed.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ पुरुषँ सोम्योत हस्तगृहीतमानयन्त्यपहार्षीत्स्तेयमकार्षीत्परशुमस्मै तपतेति स यदि तस्य कर्ता भवति तत एवानृतमात्मानं कुरुते सोऽनृताभिसंधोऽनृतेनात्मानमन्तर्धाय परशुं तप्तं प्रतिगृह्णाति स दह्यतेऽथ हन्यते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'My child, they bring a man hither whom they have taken by the hand, and they say: "He has taken something, he has committed a theft." (When he denies, they say), "Heat the hatchet for him." If he committed the theft, then he makes himself to be what he is not. Then the false-minded, having covered his true Self by a falsehood, grasps the heated hatchet--he is burnt, and he is killed.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'My child, they bring a man hither whom they have taken by the hand, and they say: "He has taken something, he has committed a theft." (When he denies, they say), "Heat the hatchet for him." If he committed the theft, then he makes himself to be what he is not.…
Sense: 'My child, they bring a man hither whom they have taken by the hand, and they say: "He has taken something, he has committed a theft." (When he denies, they say), "Heat the hatchet for him." If he committed the theft, then he makes himself to be what he is not.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
स यः संकल्पं ब्रह्मसयुपास्ते क्टृत्ान् बै स खोकान्धुवान््रुवः प्रतिष्ठितान् परतिष्ठितोऽग्यथमानान यथाकामचारो भवति यः संकःपं ब्रह्मेतयुपास्तेऽस्ति वह ज कि संकस्पश्टौ "यह त्रम है…। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती 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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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