याज्ञवल्क्य किञ्ज्योतिरयं पुरुष इत्यादित्यज्योतिः सम्राड् इति होवाचाऽऽदित्येनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीत्येवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
yājñavalkya kiñjyotirayaṃ puruṣa ityādityajyotiḥ samrāḍ iti hovācā''dityenaivāyaṃ jyotiṣā''ste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetītyevamevaitad yājñavalkya
अर्थMeaning
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'याज्ञवल्क्य, यह पुरुष किस ज्योति वाला है?' उन्होंने कहा, 'सम्राट्, आदित्य-ज्योति वाला; आदित्य की ज्योति से ही यह बैठता है, इधर-उधर जाता है, कर्म करता है और लौटता है।' (जनक ने कहा,) 'याज्ञवल्क्य, यह ऐसा ही है।'
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