Section 3.6
Original Sanskrit
3.6.1 अथ हैनं गार्गी वाचक्नवी पप्रच्छ याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच ।यदिदं सर्वमप्स्वोतं च प्रोतं च कस्मिन्नु खल्वाप ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।वायौ गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु वायुरोतश्च प्रोतश्चेति ।अन्तरिक्षलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्वन्तरिक्षलोका ओतश्च प्रोतश्चेति ।गन्धर्वलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु गन्धर्वलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।अदित्यलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्वादित्यलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।चन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु चन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।नक्षत्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु नक्षत्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।देवलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु देवलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।इन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्विन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।प्रजापतिलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु प्रजापतिलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।ब्रह्मलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु ब्रह्मलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।स होवाच गार्गि मातिप्राक्षीः ।मा ते मूर्धा व्यपप्तत् ।अनतिप्रश्न्यां वै देवतामतिपृच्छसि ।गार्गि मातिप्राक्षीरिति ।ततो ह गार्गी वाचक्नव्युपरराम
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
3.6.1 Then Gargi Vachaknavi questioned him. "Yajnavalkya," she said,"if all this is woven, warp and weft, upon water, upon what is water woven, warp and weft?""Upon wind, Gargi.""Upon what is wind woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds between heaven and earth, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds between heaven and earth woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of the Gandharvas, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of the sun, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of the sun woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of the moon, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of the moon woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of the stars, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of the stars woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of the gods, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of the gods woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of Indra, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of Indra woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of Prajapati, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of Prajapati woven, warp and weft?""Upon the worlds of Brahman, Gargi.""Upon what are the worlds of Brahman woven, warp and weft?"He said, "Gargi, do not question beyond the limit,or your head may fall off.You are questioning beyond the limit of a god who must not be questioned beyond the limit.Gargi, do not question beyond the limit."Then Gargi Vachaknavi fell silent.
Plain English translation
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3.6.1 Then Gargi Vachaknavi questioned him. "Yajnavalkya," she said, "all this is woven lengthwise and crosswise in water. In what is water woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In wind, Gargi.""In what is wind woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds between earth and heaven, Gargi.""In what are the worlds between earth and heaven woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of the Gandharvas, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of the sun, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of the sun woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of the moon, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of the moon woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of the stars, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of the stars woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of the gods, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of the gods woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of Indra, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of Indra woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of Prajapati, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of Prajapati woven lengthwise and crosswise?""In the worlds of Brahman, Gargi.""In what are the worlds of Brahman woven lengthwise and crosswise?"He said, "Gargi, do not question too far, or your head may fall off. You are questioning too far about a deity that must not be questioned too far. Gargi, do not question too far."Then Gargi Vachaknavi stopped questioning him.
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