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तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वा अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीज्जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
tadabhyadravattamabhyavadatko'sītyagnirvā ahamasmītyabravījjātavedā vā ahamasmīti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The yakṣa's simple question — "Who are you?" — is the great spiritual question. Agni answers by his name and role. The reply identifies him with his function — exactly the move the Upanishad will dismantle.
अग्नि उसके पास पहुँचा। यक्ष ने पूछा — "तुम कौन हो?" अग्नि ने कहा — "मैं अग्नि हूँ, मैं जातवेद हूँ।"
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
He approached the yakṣa. It said: "Who are you?" "I am Agni," he replied, "I am Jātaveda."
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
Pluralistic Tradition Neutrality (सम्प्रदाय-तटस्थता):
Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वा अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीज्जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
He approached the yakṣa. It said: "Who are you?" "I am Agni," he replied, "I am Jātaveda."
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The yakṣa's simple question — "Who are you?" — is the great spiritual question. Agni answers by his name and role. The reply identifies him with his function — exactly the move the Upanishad will dismantle.
The yakṣa's simple question — "Who are you?" — is the great spiritual question. Agni answers by his name and role. The reply identifies him with his function — exactly the move the Upanishad will dismantle.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
अग्नि उसके पास पहुँचा। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती 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 · fetched 2026-06-02
- 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 (2500+ years old). sanskritdocuments.org publishes digitized text under permissive terms.
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