पञ्चमोऽध्यायः ॥ यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च ह वै श्रेष्ठश्च भवति प्राणो वाव ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च
pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ || yo ha vai jyeṣṭhaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ ca veda jyeṣṭhaśca ha vai śreṣṭhaśca bhavati prāṇo vāva jyeṣṭhaśca śreṣṭhaśca
Sense: He who knows the oldest and the best becomes himself the oldest and the best. Breath indeed is the oldest and the best.
अर्थMeaning
असो वाव रोकोऽग्निह गौतम यथाग्निरोत्राधिकरणमाहवनीय इद।तस्यागेधलोकाख्यस्यादित्य उस इस च॒रोकरूप् अग्निम देवगण श्रद्धाका हवन करते दँ । उस भाहुतिसे सोम राजाकी उल्ति होती है
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
He who knows the oldest and the best becomes himself the oldest and the best. Breath indeed is the oldest and the best.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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असो वाव रोकोऽग्निह गौतम यथाग्निरोत्राधिकरणमाहवनीय इद। 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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