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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 10.2.4.9

मूल पाठSource scriptureOriginal Sanskritमूल संस्कृत

स यथा वीणायै वाद्यमानायै न बाह्याञ्छब्दाञ्छक्नुयाद् ग्रहणाय वीणायै तु ग्रहणेन वीणावादस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः

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अनुवादTranslationLiteral English TranslationLiteral Text

'And as the sounds of a lute, when played, cannot be seized externally (by themselves), but the sound is seized, when the lute is seized or the player of the lute;

Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.

व्याख्याVyakhya
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'जैसे बजाई जाती हुई वीणा के बाहरी शब्दों को (अलग से) पकड़ा नहीं जा सकता, पर वीणा को या वीणा बजाने वाले को पकड़ने से वह शब्द पकड़ में आ जाता है; (वैसे ही आत्मा को जानने से सब जान लिया जाता है।)'

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Bhagavad Gita 2.20

Bhagavad Gita (श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता)

Sanskrit Text (मूल श्लोक / मंत्र)

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः

Translation / Meaning (भावार्थ)

The Self is never born and never dies. Unborn, eternal, ever-existing, it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.

Why This is Connected (सम्बन्ध का आधार)

Listed beside Atman in this library. The link does not say the passages teach the same thing.

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