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प्राण एव ब्रह्मणश्चतुर्थः पादः स वायुना ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च् भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद
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prANa eva brahmaNashchaturthaH pAdaH sa vAyunA jyotiShA bhAti cha tapati ch bhAti cha tapati cha kIrtyA yashasA brahmavarchasena ya evaM veda
उसने हारिदुमत गोतमके पस जाकर कहा- प्य श्रीमान्के यहां नहचर्पूरक वास कलगा; एसीसे मापकी स्निधिमे माया हः स॒ह सत्यकामो हार्दम उस सत्यकामने, जो गोत्रतः दरिदिमतोऽपस्यं हार्रिमतं गोतमं गौतम ये, छन ्ारिदुमत-हरिदुमानके गोत एय गत्वोवाच जह्ाचयं एके पास नाक नर इतयुक्तवन्तम्-- इस भकार कहनवारे-- कछण्ड 8 शाङ्करभाष्याथे ३८३ सत्वक्षामो नाम तमसीति सोऽह श्सत्यकामो जावा-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Breath is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Vâyu (air) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
प्राण एव ब्रह्मणश्चतुर्थः पादः स वायुना ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च् भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Breath is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Vâyu (air) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Breath is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Vâyu (air) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
Sense: Breath is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Vâyu (air) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
उसने हारिदुमत गोतमके पस जाकर कहा- प्य श्रीमान्के यहां नहचर्पूरक वास कलगा; एसीसे मापकी स्निधिमे माया हः स॒ह सत्यकामो हार्दम उस सत्यकामने, जो गोत्रतः दरिदिमतोऽपस्यं हार्रिमतं गोत…। 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
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- 2026-10-16
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