कतम इन्द्रः कतमः प्रजापतिरिति ।स्तनयित्नुरेवेन्द्रो यज्ञः प्रजापतिरिति ।कतमः स्तनयित्नुरित्यशनिरिति ।कतमो यज्ञ इति ।पशव इति
katama indraḥ katamaḥ prajāpatiriti | stanayitnurevendro yajñaḥ prajāpatiriti | katamaḥ stanayitnurityaśaniriti | katamo yajña iti | paśava iti
अर्थMeaning
He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder, Pragâpati is the sacrifice.' He asked: 'And what is the thunder?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The thunderbolt.' He asked: 'And what is the sacrifice?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The (sacrificial) animals.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'इन्द्र कौन है और प्रजापति कौन?' 'स्तनयित्नु (मेघ-गर्जन) ही इन्द्र है और यज्ञ प्रजापति।' 'स्तनयित्नु क्या है?' 'अशनि (वज्र, बिजली)।' 'यज्ञ क्या है?' 'पशु।'
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