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तस्य प्राची दिग्जुहूर्नाम सहमाना नाम दक्षिणा राज्ञी नाम प्रतीची सुभूता नामोदीची तासां वायुर्वत्सः स य एतमेवं वायुं दिशां वत्सं वेद न पुत्ररोदँ रोदिति सोऽहमेतमेवं वायुं दिशां वत्सं वेद मा पुत्ररोदँरुदम्
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tasya prAchI digjuhUrnAma sahamAnA nAma dakShiNA rAj~nI nAma pratIchI subhUtA nAmodIchI tAsAM vAyurvatsaH sa ya etamevaM vAyuM dishAM vatsaM veda na putraroda{\m+} roditi so.ahametamevaM vAyuM dishAM vatsaM veda mA putraroda{\m+}rudam
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Its eastern quarter is called Guhû, its southern Sahamânâ, its western Râgñî, its northern Subhûtâ . The child of those quarters is Vâyu, the air, and he who knows that the air is indeed the child of the quarters, never weeps for his sons.…
तत्वं सति राजनि तस्मिन् वहा इस प्रकार रहता हुभा इ उसी समय रात्रिम उधरसे हंस उड़कर गये । उनमेसे एक हंसौ दूसरे हंससे कहा- “अरे ओ भट्लक्ष ओ भल्लाक्ष देख, नान पीत्रायणका तेज चुखोकके समान कैर इभा है; तू उसका सदं न ऋ ।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Its eastern quarter is called Guhû, its southern Sahamânâ, its western Râgñî, its northern Subhûtâ . The child of those quarters is Vâyu, the air, and he who knows that the air is indeed the child of the quarters, never weeps for his sons. 'I know the wind to be the child of the quarters, may I never weep for my sons.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तस्य प्राची दिग्जुहूर्नाम सहमाना नाम दक्षिणा राज्ञी नाम प्रतीची सुभूता नामोदीची तासां वायुर्वत्सः स य एतमेवं वायुं दिशां वत्सं वेद न पुत्ररोदँ रोदिति सोऽहमेतमेवं वायुं दिशां वत्सं वेद मा पुत्ररोदँरुदम्
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Its eastern quarter is called Guhû, its southern Sahamânâ, its western Râgñî, its northern Subhûtâ . The child of those quarters is Vâyu, the air, and he who knows that the air is indeed the child of the quarters, never weeps for his sons. 'I know the wind to be the child of the quarters, may I never weep for my sons.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Its eastern quarter is called Guhû, its southern Sahamânâ, its western Râgñî, its northern Subhûtâ . The child of those quarters is Vâyu, the air, and he who knows that the air is indeed the child of the quarters, never weeps for his sons.…
Sense: Its eastern quarter is called Guhû, its southern Sahamânâ, its western Râgñî, its northern Subhûtâ . The child of those quarters is Vâyu, the air, and he who knows that the air is indeed the child of the quarters, never weeps for his sons.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तत्वं सति राजनि तस्मिन् वहा इस प्रकार रहता हुभा इ उसी समय रात्रिम उधरसे हंस उड़कर गये। 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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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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