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सर्वे स्वरा इन्द्रस्यात्मानः सर्व ऊष्माणः प्रजापतेरात्मानः सर्वे स्पर्शा मृत्योरात्मानस्तं यदि स्वरेषूपालभेतेन्द्रँशरणं प्रपन्नोऽभूवं स त्वा प्रति वक्ष्यतीत्येनं ब्रूयात्
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sarve svarA indrasyAtmAnaH sarva UShmANaH prajApaterAtmAnaH sarve sparshA mR^ityorAtmAnastaM yadi svareShUpAlabhetendra{\m+}sharaNaM prapanno.abhUvaM sa tvA prati vakShyatItyenaM brUyAt
वह उसका ज्ञातव्य साम क्या है १ सो श्रुति बतलती है-- पुरा प्रातरनुवाकस्योपाकरणाजघनेन गारहपत्यस्यो- भातरनुवाकका आरम्भ करनेसे पूयं वह ८ यजमान गाहंपत्यागिके पीचिक्ठी ओर उत्तराभिणुख बैठकर वघुदेवतासम्बन्धौ समक्ष ॒गान॒“ पुरा पूवं॒प्रातरलुवाकस्य प्रातरनुवाकसे पूं मरथात् पराः- शखस्य प्रारम्भाज्ञनेन गाद- कामे पढ़ नाने योग्य शक्लः नामक स्तोत्रपाटसे पर्वं गारहपत्याग्निके पीठे-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
All vowels (svara) belong to Indra, all sibilants (ûshman) to Pragâpati, all consonants (sparsa) to Mrityu (death). If somebody should reprove him for his vowels, let him say, 'I went to Indra as my refuge (when pronouncing my vowels): he will answer thee.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
सर्वे स्वरा इन्द्रस्यात्मानः सर्व ऊष्माणः प्रजापतेरात्मानः सर्वे स्पर्शा मृत्योरात्मानस्तं यदि स्वरेषूपालभेतेन्द्रँशरणं प्रपन्नोऽभूवं स त्वा प्रति वक्ष्यतीत्येनं ब्रूयात्
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
All vowels (svara) belong to Indra, all sibilants (ûshman) to Pragâpati, all consonants (sparsa) to Mrityu (death). If somebody should reprove him for his vowels, let him say, 'I went to Indra as my refuge (when pronouncing my vowels): he will answer thee.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: All vowels (svara) belong to Indra, all sibilants (ûshman) to Pragâpati, all consonants (sparsa) to Mrityu (death). If somebody should reprove him for his vowels, let him say, 'I went to Indra as my refuge (when pronouncing my vowels): he will answer thee.'
Sense: All vowels (svara) belong to Indra, all sibilants (ûshman) to Pragâpati, all consonants (sparsa) to Mrityu (death). If somebody should reprove him for his vowels, let him say, 'I went to Indra as my refuge (when pronouncing my vowels): he will answer thee.'
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वह उसका ज्ञातव्य साम क्या है १ सो श्रुति बतलती है-- पुरा प्रातरनुवाकस्योपाकरणाजघनेन गारहपत्यस्यो- भातरनुवाकका आरम्भ करनेसे पूयं वह ८ यजमान गाहंपत्यागिके पीचिक्ठी ओर उत्तराभिणुख…। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन 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
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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