तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वा अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीज्जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति
tadabhyadravattamabhyavadatko'sītyagnirvā ahamasmītyabravījjātavedā vā ahamasmīti
The yakṣa's simple question — "Who are you?" — is the great spiritual question. Agni answers by his name and role. The reply identifies him with his function — exactly the move the Upanishad will dismantle.
अर्थMeaning
अग्नि उसके पास पहुँचा। यक्ष ने पूछा — "तुम कौन हो?" अग्नि ने कहा — "मैं अग्नि हूँ, मैं जातवेद हूँ।"
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
He approached the yakṣa. It said: "Who are you?" "I am Agni," he replied, "I am Jātaveda."
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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अग्नि उसके पास पहुँचा। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- Manuscript traditions uniformly preserve the 35-verse partition with zero disputed interpolations.
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