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श्वेतकेतो यन्नु सोम्येदं महामना अनूचानमानी स्तब्धोऽस्युत तमादेशमप्राक्ष्यः येनाश्रुतँ श्रुतं भवत्यमतं मतमविज्ञातं विज्ञातमिति कथं नु भगवः स आदेशो भवतीति
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shvetaketo yannu somyedaM mahAmanA anUchAnamAnI stabdho.asyuta tamAdeshamaprAkShyaH yenAshruta{\m+} shrutaM bhavatyamataM matamavij~nAtaM vij~nAtamiti kathaM nu bhagavaH sa Adesho bhavatIti
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His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be heard, by which we perceive what cannot be perceived,…
खाया हा घृतादि तेन तीन भरकारका हो जत है। उसका जो स्थूखतम भाग होता है वह हड़ी हो नाता है, जो मध्यम भाग है वह् मज्जा हो जाता है भौर जो सूक्ष्मतम भाग है वह वाक् हो क्षितं ्रेधा विधीयते । तस्य यः भकार हो जाता दहै । उसका नो स्थविष्ठो धातुः, तदस्थि मवति । । ्थूरुतम अंस होता है वह हड़ी हो यो मध्यमः, स मजास्थ्यन्तगतः जाता है जो मध्यम भाग ह वह् यत एवम्-- । वर्योकि पेसा है--
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His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be heard, by which we perceive what cannot be perceived, by which we know what cannot be known?'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
श्वेतकेतो यन्नु सोम्येदं महामना अनूचानमानी स्तब्धोऽस्युत तमादेशमप्राक्ष्यः येनाश्रुतँ श्रुतं भवत्यमतं मतमविज्ञातं विज्ञातमिति कथं नु भगवः स आदेशो भवतीति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be heard, by which we perceive what cannot be perceived, by which we know what cannot be known?'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be heard, by which we perceive what cannot be perceived,…
Sense: His father said to him: 'Svetaketu, as you are so conceited, considering yourself so well-read, and so stern, my dear, have you ever asked for that instruction by which we hear what cannot be heard, by which we perceive what cannot be perceived,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
खाया हा घृतादि तेन तीन भरकारका हो जत है। 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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