याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच कतिभिरयमद्यर्ग्भिर्होतास्मिन्यज्ञे करिष्यतीति ।तिसृभिरिति ।कतमास्तास्तिस्र इति ।पुरोनुवाक्या च याज्या च शस्यैव तृतीया ।किं ताभिर्जयतीति ।यत् किञ्चेदं प्राणभृदिति
yājñavalkyeti hovāca katibhirayamadyargbhirhotāsminyajñe kariṣyatīti | tisṛbhiriti | katamāstāstisra iti | puronuvākyā ca yājyā ca śasyaiva tṛtīyā | kiṃ tābhirjayatīti | yat kiñcedaṃ prāṇabhṛditi
अर्थMeaning
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'how many Rik verses will the Hotri priest employ to-day at this sacrifice?' 'Three,' replied Yâgñavalkya. 'And what are these three?' 'Those which are called Puronuvâkyâ, Yâgyâ, and, thirdly, Sasyâ .' 'What does he gain by them?' 'All whatsoever has breath.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
(अश्वल ने) कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, आज इस यज्ञ में होता कितनी ऋचाओं से (कर्म) करेगा?' 'तीन से।' 'वे तीन कौन-सी हैं?' 'पुरोनुवाक्या, याज्या और तीसरी शस्या।' 'उनसे वह क्या जीतता है?' 'जो कुछ यह प्राणधारी (जगत्) है।'
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