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अन्नं वै प्रजापतिस्ततो ह वै तद्रेतस्तस्मादिमाः प्रजाः प्रजायन्ते
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
annaṃ vai prajāpatistato ha vai tadretastasmādimāḥ prajāḥ prajāyante
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The chain of creation descends further: food → reproductive essence → offspring. Without food there is no creation. The mantra echoes the famous Taittirīya teaching "annaṃ brahma" — food is Brahman.
अन्न ही प्रजापति है। अन्न से रेत (बीज), और बीज से ये प्रजाएँ उत्पन्न होती हैं।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Food is Prajāpati. From food, seed; from seed, these creatures are born.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
अन्नं वै प्रजापतिस्ततो ह वै तद्रेतस्तस्मादिमाः प्रजाः प्रजायन्ते ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Food is Prajāpati. From food, seed; from seed, these creatures are born.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The chain of creation descends further: food → reproductive essence → offspring. Without food there is no creation. The mantra echoes the famous Taittirīya teaching "annaṃ brahma" — food is Brahman.
The chain of creation descends further: food → reproductive essence → offspring. Without food there is no creation. The mantra echoes the famous Taittirīya teaching "annaṃ brahma" — food is Brahman.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
अन्न ही प्रजापति है। आहार, निद्रा और इंद्रिय-भार शरीर की स्थिति को सीधे बदलते हैं। यह पंक्ति उस शारीरिक आधार को छोड़कर केवल विचार की बात नहीं करती।
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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