Upaniṣads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 4,3.4
॥
Devanāgarī
अस्तमिते आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्य् अस्तमिते किंज्योतिः एव अयं पुरुषः इति अग्निर् एव अस्य ज्योतिर् भवति इति अग्निना एव ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येति इति एवम् एव एतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Transliteración (IAST)
astamite āditye yājñavalkya candramasy astamite kiṃjyotiḥ eva ayaṃ puruṣaḥ iti agnir eva asya jyotir bhavati iti agninā eva jyotiṣāste palyayate karma kurute vipalyeti iti evam eva etad yājñavalkya
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अस्तमितेastamitehaving set; when it has disappeared
आदित्येādityethe sun; with the sun
याज्ञवल्क्यyājñavalkyaYājñavalkya; O Yājñavalkya
चन्द्रमस्य्candramasythe moon; with the moon
अस्तमितेastamitehaving set; when it has disappeared
किंज्योतिःkiṃjyotiḥwhat light; having what for his light
एवevaindeed; only
अयंayaṃthis; this man
पुरुषःpuruṣaḥthe puruṣa; the person; the indweller
इतिitithus; how
अग्निर्agnirfire (agni); flame; fire
एवevaindeed; only
अस्यasyait; of this
ज्योतिर्jyotirthe light; the radiance
भवतिbhavatibecomes; he presents himself
इतिitithus; how
अग्निनाagnināby fire; by the light of fire
एवevaindeed; only
ज्योतिषास्तेjyotiṣāstehe abides by that light; he sits with that for illumination
पल्ययतेpalyayatemoves; he walks about
कर्मkarmawork; action
कुरुतेkurutemakes; he performs
विपल्येतिvipalyetihe returns; he comes back
इतिitithus; how
एवम्evamthus; in this way
एवevaindeed; only
एतद्etadthis; the present
याज्ञवल्क्यyājñavalkyaYājñavalkya; O Yājñavalkya
Traducción
"And when the sun has set and the moon has set, Yājñavalkya, by what light does this man live?" — "Fire becomes his light: by the light of fire he sits, goes out, works and returns." — "Just so, Yājñavalkya."
Versión
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Both the heavenly lights are out — fire remains: the hearth, the torch, the lamp. Light has come down from the sky into a man's hands: on a moonless night life is kept going by a hand-made flame.
Note the descent: the sun is for all and always; the moon for the nights; fire only where it has been kindled and is fed. The further the great lights go out, the more light one must get for oneself — but fire too can be put out, and Janaka has already drawn breath for the question.