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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 10.2.4.8

मूल पाठSource scriptureOriginal Sanskritमूल संस्कृत

स यथा शङ्खस्य ध्मायमानस्य न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय शङ्खस्य तु ग्रहणेन शङ्खध्मस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः

अर्थMeaning
अनुवादTranslationLiteral English TranslationLiteral Text

And as the sounds of a conch-shell, when blown, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the shell is seized or the blower of the shell;

Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.

व्याख्याVyakhya
संपादकीय व्याख्याEditorial explanationVyakhya (व्याख्या)व्याख्याAI-drafted · editor-approved

'जैसे फूँके जाते हुए शंख के बाहरी शब्दों को (अलग से) पकड़ा नहीं जा सकता, पर शंख को या शंख फूँकने वाले को पकड़ने से वह शब्द पकड़ में आ जाता है;'

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