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Bṛhadāraṇyaka UpaniṣadBṛhadāraṇyaka 5,5.3
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Upanishads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5,5.3
॥
Devanāgarī

यः एषः एतस्मिन् मण्डले पुरुषः तस्य भूर् इति शिरः एकम् शिरः एकम् एतद् अक्षरम् भुवः इति बाहू द्वौ बाहू द्वे एते अक्षरे स्वर् इति प्रतिष्ठा द्वे प्रतिष्ठे द्वे एते अक्षरे तस्योपनिषद् अहर् इति हन्ति पाप्मानं जहाति च यः एवम् वेद

Transliteration (IAST)

yaḥ eṣaḥ etasmin maṇḍale puruṣaḥ tasya bhūr iti śiraḥ ekam śiraḥ ekam etad akṣaram bhuvaḥ iti bāhū dvau bāhū dve ete akṣare svar iti pratiṣṭhā dve pratiṣṭhe dve ete akṣare tasyopaniṣad ahar iti hanti pāpmānaṃ jahāti ca yaḥ evam veda

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एषःeṣaḥthis; he
एतस्मिन्etasminin this; upon this
मण्डलेmaṇḍalein the disc; in the solar disc
पुरुषःpuruṣaḥthe puruṣa; the person; the indweller
तस्यtasyait; his
भूर्bhūr'bhūḥ' (bhūḥ — the utterance of earth); bhūḥ; 'bhūḥ'
इतिitithus; how
शिरःśiraḥthe head (śiras); the head; the head
एकम्ekamthe single; single
शिरःśiraḥthe head (śiras); the head; the head
एकम्ekamthe single; single
एतद्etadthis; the present
अक्षरम्akṣaramthe syllable; the letter
भुवःbhuvaḥbhuvaḥ; the middle utterance
इतिitithus; how
बाहूbāhūthe arms (bāhu, dual); the two hands; the hands
द्वौdvauthe two; the two
बाहूbāhūthe arms (bāhu, dual); the two hands; the hands
द्वेdvethe two; the two
एतेetethese; the following
अक्षरेakṣarein the unchanging; in the imperishable
स्वर्svarsvar; the heavenly call
इतिitithus; how
प्रतिष्ठाpratiṣṭhāthe support (pratiṣṭhā); the feet as support; the support
द्वेdvethe two; the two
प्रतिष्ठेpratiṣṭhethe two supports; the two foundations
द्वेdvethe two; the two
एतेetethese; the following
अक्षरेakṣarein the unchanging; in the imperishable
तस्योपनिषद्tasyopaniṣadits upaniṣad; its secret name
अहर्ahar'ahar', the day (ahan); the day; 'ahar'
इतिitithus; how
हन्तिhantihe strikes (from √han); slays; he strikes
पाप्मानंpāpmānaṃevil; sin
जहातिjahātihe leaves (from √hā); it forsakes; leaves
चcaand; as well as
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवम्evamthus; in this way
वेदvedaknows; realises
Translation

Of the person in the solar orb, "bhūr" is the head: the head is one and the syllable is one; "bhuvaḥ" is the arms: the arms are two and the syllables are two; "svar" is the support: the supports are two and the syllables are two. His secret name is "ahar" (day): he who knows this strikes down evil and leaves it behind (jahāti).

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