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तदु ह शौनकः कापेयः प्रतिमन्वानः प्रत्येयायात्मा देवानां जनिता प्रजानाँ हिरण्यदँष्ट्रो बभसोऽनसूरिर्महान्तमस्य महिमानमाहुरनद्यमानो यदनन्नमत्तीति वै वयं ब्रह्मचारिन्नेदमुपास्महे दत्तास्मै भिक्षामिति
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tadu ha shaunakaH kApeyaH pratimanvAnaH pratyeyAyAtmA devAnAM janitA prajAnA{\m+} hiraNyada{\m+}ShTro babhaso.anasUrirmahAntamasya mahimAnamAhuranadyamAno yadanannamattIti vai vayaM brahmachArinnedamupAsmahe dattAsmai bhikShAmiti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Saunaka Kâpeya, pondering on that speech, went to the student and said: 'He is the self of the Devas, the creator of all beings, with golden tusks, the eater, not without intelligence. His greatness is said to be great indeed, because, without being eaten,…
फिर अम्नर्योने एकत्रित होकर कहा- यह ब्रह्मचारी तपस्या कर चुका है; इसने हमारी अच्छी तरह सेवा की है। अच्छा, हम इसे उपदेश कर" एसा निश्वयकर वे उससे बोले-श्राण ब्रहम है, क' रह्म है, स' बह्म है" अथ हाग्नयः शुश्रुषयावजिताः किर उसकी सेवासे अनुक अग्नीनां कारुण्याविष्टाः सन्त- नीमस्मे ब्रह्मचारिणेऽस्मद्धक्ता- आपसमे मिख्कर कहा- अच्छा अपने अवक्त इस दुखित, तपस्वी एवं श्रद्धालु ब्रह्म चारीको हम शिक्षा
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Saunaka Kâpeya, pondering on that speech, went to the student and said: 'He is the self of the Devas, the creator of all beings, with golden tusks, the eater, not without intelligence. His greatness is said to be great indeed, because, without being eaten, he eats even what is not food . Thus do we, O Brahmakârin, meditate on that Being.' Then he said: 'give him food.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तदु ह शौनकः कापेयः प्रतिमन्वानः प्रत्येयायात्मा देवानां जनिता प्रजानाँ हिरण्यदँष्ट्रो बभसोऽनसूरिर्महान्तमस्य महिमानमाहुरनद्यमानो यदनन्नमत्तीति वै वयं ब्रह्मचारिन्नेदमुपास्महे दत्तास्मै भिक्षामिति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Saunaka Kâpeya, pondering on that speech, went to the student and said: 'He is the self of the Devas, the creator of all beings, with golden tusks, the eater, not without intelligence. His greatness is said to be great indeed, because, without being eaten, he eats even what is not food . Thus do we, O Brahmakârin, meditate on that Being.' Then he said: 'give him food.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Saunaka Kâpeya, pondering on that speech, went to the student and said: 'He is the self of the Devas, the creator of all beings, with golden tusks, the eater, not without intelligence. His greatness is said to be great indeed, because, without being eaten,…
Sense: Saunaka Kâpeya, pondering on that speech, went to the student and said: 'He is the self of the Devas, the creator of all beings, with golden tusks, the eater, not without intelligence. His greatness is said to be great indeed, because, without being eaten,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
फिर अम्नर्योने एकत्रित होकर कहा- यह ब्रह्मचारी तपस्या कर चुका है; इसने हमारी अच्छी तरह सेवा की है। 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
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