अथ हैनं विदग्धः शाकल्यः पप्रच्छ कति देवा याज्ञवल्क्येति ।स हैतयैव निविदा प्रतिपेदे यावन्तो वैश्वदेवस्य निविद्युच्यन्ते त्रयश्च त्री च शता त्रयश्च त्री च सहस्रेत्योमिति होवाच कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येति ।त्रयस्त्रिँशदित्योमिति होवाच ।कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येति ।षडित्योमिति होवाच ।कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येति ।त्रय इत्योमिति होवाच ।कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येत्य्द्वावित्योमिति होवाच ।कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येत्यध्यर्ध इत्योमिति होवाच ।कत्येव देवा याज्ञवल्क्येत्येक इत्योमिति होवाच ।कतमे ते त्रयश्च त्री च शता त्रयश्च त्री च सहस्रेति
atha hainaṃ vidagdhaḥ śākalyaḥ papraccha kati devā yājñavalkyeti | sa haitayaiva nividā pratipede yāvanto vaiśvadevasya nividyucyante trayaśca trī ca śatā trayaśca trī ca sahasretyomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti | trayastrim̐śadityomiti hovāca | katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti | ṣaḍityomiti hovāca | katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti | traya ityomiti hovāca | katyeva devā yājñavalkyetydvāvityomiti hovāca | katyeva devā yājñavalkyetyadhyardha ityomiti hovāca | katyeva devā yājñavalkyetyeka ityomiti hovāca | katame te trayaśca trī ca śatā trayaśca trī ca sahasreti
अर्थMeaning
Then Vidagdha Sâkalya asked him : 'How many gods are there, O Yâgñavalkya?' He replied with this very Nivid : 'As many as are mentioned in the Nivid of the hymn of praise addressed to the Visvedevas, viz. three and three hundred, three and three thousand .' 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'Thirty-three,' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'Six,' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'Three,' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'Two,' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'One and a half (adhyardha),' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked again: 'How many gods are there really, O Yâgñavalkya?' 'One,' he said. 'Yes,' he said, and asked: 'Who are these three and three hundred, three and three thousand?'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
फिर शाकल का वंशज विदग्ध (शाकल्य) उससे पूछने लगा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, देवता कितने हैं?' उसने इसी निविद् (वैश्वदेव-स्तोत्र के मन्त्र-समूह) से उत्तर दिया, 'वैश्वदेव की निविद् में जितने कहे गए हैं: तीन और तीन सौ, तीन और तीन सहस्र।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'तैंतीस।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'छह।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'तीन।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'दो।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'डेढ़ (अध्यर्ध)।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, वास्तव में देवता कितने हैं?' 'एक।' 'ठीक', उसने कहा, 'वे तीन और तीन सौ, तीन और तीन सहस्र कौन हैं?'
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