अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति ।चन्द्रमा एवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति चन्द्रमसैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीत्येवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
astamita āditye yājñavalkya kiñjyotirevāyaṃ puruṣa iti | candramā evāsya jyotirbhavatīti candramasaivāyaṃ jyotiṣāste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetītyevamevaitad yājñavalkya
अर्थMeaning
Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The moon indeed is his light; for, having the moon 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, आदित्य के अस्त हो जाने पर यह पुरुष किस ज्योति वाला होता है?' 'चन्द्रमा ही इसकी ज्योति होता है; चन्द्रमा की ज्योति से ही यह बैठता है, इधर-उधर जाता है, कर्म करता है और लौटता है।' 'याज्ञवल्क्य, यह ऐसा ही है।'
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