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भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव ब्रह्मविद इव सोम्य ते मुखं भाति को नु त्वानुशशासेति को नु मानुशिष्याद्भो इतीहापेव निह्नुत इमे नूनमीदृशा अन्यादृशा इतीहाग्नीनभ्यूदे किं नु सोम्य किल तेऽवोचन्निति
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bhagava iti ha pratishushrAva brahmavida iva somya te mukhaM bhAti ko nu tvAnushashAseti ko nu mAnushiShyAdbho itIhApeva nihnuta ime nUnamIdR^ishA anyAdR^ishA itIhAgnInabhyUde kiM nu somya kila te.avochanniti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
In time his teacher came back, and said to him: 'Upakosala.' He answered: 'Sir.' The teacher said: 'Friend, your face shines like that of one who knows Brahman. Who has taught you?' 'Who should teach me, Sir?' he said. He denies, as it were.…
तदनन्तर श्रोत्रे उक्तमण करिया उसने एक वै प्रवास करनेके अनन्तर फिर रट पृष्ा--भेरे बिना तुम कैसे जीवित एह सके 2 उर्दोने कदा-- निस प्रकार बहरे सनुष्य बिना सुने प्राणसे फिर रोरकर फहा- भेर बिना तुम कसे जीवित रह सके उन्दनि कहा-- “जिस प्रकार वच्चे, जिनका कि मन ॒विकषितं नहीं होत पराणसे प्राणनक्रिया करते, वाणीसे बोरे नेत्रसे देखते जौर कानसे घनत ।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
In time his teacher came back, and said to him: 'Upakosala.' He answered: 'Sir.' The teacher said: 'Friend, your face shines like that of one who knows Brahman. Who has taught you?' 'Who should teach me, Sir?' he said. He denies, as it were. And he said (pointing) to the fires: 'Are these fires other than fires?' The teacher said: 'What, my friend, have these fires told you?'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव ब्रह्मविद इव सोम्य ते मुखं भाति को नु त्वानुशशासेति को नु मानुशिष्याद्भो इतीहापेव निह्नुत इमे नूनमीदृशा अन्यादृशा इतीहाग्नीनभ्यूदे किं नु सोम्य किल तेऽवोचन्निति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
In time his teacher came back, and said to him: 'Upakosala.' He answered: 'Sir.' The teacher said: 'Friend, your face shines like that of one who knows Brahman. Who has taught you?' 'Who should teach me, Sir?' he said. He denies, as it were. And he said (pointing) to the fires: 'Are these fires other than fires?' The teacher said: 'What, my friend, have these fires told you?'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: In time his teacher came back, and said to him: 'Upakosala.' He answered: 'Sir.' The teacher said: 'Friend, your face shines like that of one who knows Brahman. Who has taught you?' 'Who should teach me, Sir?' he said. He denies, as it were.…
Sense: In time his teacher came back, and said to him: 'Upakosala.' He answered: 'Sir.' The teacher said: 'Friend, your face shines like that of one who knows Brahman. Who has taught you?' 'Who should teach me, Sir?' he said. He denies, as it were.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तदनन्तर श्रोत्रे उक्तमण करिया उसने एक वै प्रवास करनेके अनन्तर फिर रट पृष्ा--भेरे बिना तुम कैसे जीवित एह सके 2 उर्दोने कदा-- निस प्रकार बहरे सनुष्य बिना सुने प्राणसे फिर रोरकर फह…। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती 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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