Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
॥ प्राणो वा आशाया भूयान्यथा वा अरा नाभौ समर्पिता एवमस्मिन्प्राणे सर्वँसमर्पितं प्राणः प्राणेन याति प्राणः प्राणं ददाति प्राणाय ददाति प्राणो ह पिता प्राणो माता प्राणो भ्राता प्राणः स्वसा प्राण आचार्यः प्राणो ब्राह्मणः
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
|| prANo vA AshAyA bhUyAnyathA vA arA nAbhau samarpitA evamasminprANe sarva{\m+}samarpitaM prANaH prANena yAti prANaH prANaM dadAti prANAya dadAti prANo ha pitA prANo mAtA prANo bhrAtA prANaH svasA prANa AchAryaH prANo brAhmaNaH
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
'Spirit (prâna) is better than hope. As the spokes of a wheel hold to the nave , so does all this (beginning with names and ending in hope) hold to spirit. That spirit moves by the spirit, it gives spirit to the spirit. Father means spirit, mother is spirit, brother is spirit,…
निष्ठा गुरुशुभरषादिस्तत्परसव निष्ठा गुरुश्श्रूषा आदिक कहते ह । उसमे बरहमविज्ञानके ल्यि तत्पर कति ही जानने योग्य है यदा वे करोस्यथ निस्तिष्ठति नाङ्कत्वा निस्तिष्ठति सनल्कुमार-- “जित समय मनुष्य करता है उस समय बह निष्ठा भी करने रगता है; बिना कयि किसी निष्ठा नदीं होती, पुरुष करनेपर ही निष्ठावान् होता है ¦ अतः छति़ी दी विरोषद्पते
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'Spirit (prâna) is better than hope. As the spokes of a wheel hold to the nave , so does all this (beginning with names and ending in hope) hold to spirit. That spirit moves by the spirit, it gives spirit to the spirit. Father means spirit, mother is spirit, brother is spirit, sister is spirit, tutor is spirit, Brâhmana is spirit.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
Pluralistic Tradition Neutrality (सम्प्रदाय-तटस्थता):
Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ प्राणो वा आशाया भूयान्यथा वा अरा नाभौ समर्पिता एवमस्मिन्प्राणे सर्वँसमर्पितं प्राणः प्राणेन याति प्राणः प्राणं ददाति प्राणाय ददाति प्राणो ह पिता प्राणो माता प्राणो भ्राता प्राणः स्वसा प्राण आचार्यः प्राणो ब्राह्मणः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Spirit (prâna) is better than hope. As the spokes of a wheel hold to the nave , so does all this (beginning with names and ending in hope) hold to spirit. That spirit moves by the spirit, it gives spirit to the spirit. Father means spirit, mother is spirit, brother is spirit, sister is spirit, tutor is spirit, Brâhmana is spirit.
Traditional commentary
No reviewed traditional commentary has been added for this verse yet, so there is nothing to compare. Commentaries will appear here only with their commentator, edition and review status.
Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Spirit (prâna) is better than hope. As the spokes of a wheel hold to the nave , so does all this (beginning with names and ending in hope) hold to spirit. That spirit moves by the spirit, it gives spirit to the spirit. Father means spirit, mother is spirit, brother is spirit,…
Sense: 'Spirit (prâna) is better than hope. As the spokes of a wheel hold to the nave , so does all this (beginning with names and ending in hope) hold to spirit. That spirit moves by the spirit, it gives spirit to the spirit. Father means spirit, mother is spirit, brother is spirit,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
निष्ठा गुरुशुभरषादिस्तत्परसव निष्ठा गुरुश्श्रूषा आदिक कहते ह। 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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
- Editorial text; no AI flag recorded
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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