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तान् वरिष्ठः प्राण उवाच ।मा मोहमापद्यथाहमेवैतत् पञ्चधाऽऽत्मानं प्रविभज्यैतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामीति ।तेऽश्रद्दधाना बभूवुः
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
tān variṣṭhaḥ prāṇa uvāca | mā mohamāpadyathāhamevaitat pañcadhā''tmānaṃ pravibhajyaitadbāṇamavaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmīti | te'śraddadhānā babhūvuḥ
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Prāṇa, the chief, makes the true claim. The five-fold division (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna) sustains the body. The other devas refuse to believe — the test is about to begin.
श्रेष्ठ प्राण ने उनसे कहा — "भ्रमित मत होओ। मैंने ही स्वयं को पाँच रूपों में बाँटकर इस शरीर-बाण को धारण कर रखा है।" परन्तु उन्होंने विश्वास नहीं किया।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Prāṇa, the chief, said to them: "Do not delude yourselves. I, having divided myself into five, sustain this body-arrow." They did not believe him.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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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
तान् वरिष्ठः प्राण उवाच । मा मोहमापद्यथाहमेवैतत् पञ्चधाऽऽत्मानं प्रविभज्यैतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामीति । तेऽश्रद्दधाना बभूवुः ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Prāṇa, the chief, said to them: "Do not delude yourselves. I, having divided myself into five, sustain this body-arrow." They did not believe him.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Prāṇa, the chief, makes the true claim. The five-fold division (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna) sustains the body. The other devas refuse to believe — the test is about to begin.
Prāṇa, the chief, makes the true claim. The five-fold division (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna) sustains the body. The other devas refuse to believe — the test is about to begin.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
श्रेष्ठ प्राण ने उनसे कहा — "भ्रमित मत होओ। 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 · fetched 2026-06-02
- Translations
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
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