Shiksha Valli, Section 3
Original Sanskrit
1 सह नौ यशः । सह नौ ब्रह्मवर्चसम् । अथातः संहिताया उपनिषदं व्याख्यास्यामः । पञ्चस्वधिकरणेषु ।अधिलोकमधिज्यौतिषमधिविद्यमधिप्रजमध्यात्मम् । ता महासँहिता इत्याचक्षते । अथाधिलोकम् ।पृथिवी पूर्वरूपम् । द्यौरुत्तररूपम् । आकाशः सन्धिः ॥
2 वायुः सन्धानम् । इत्यधिलोकम् । अथाधिजौतिषम् । अग्निः पूर्वरूपम् । आदित्य उत्तररूपम् ।आपः सन्धिः । वैद्युतः सन्धानम् । इत्यधिज्यौतिषम् । अथाधिविद्यम् । आचार्यः पूर्वरूपम् ॥
3 अन्तेवास्युत्तररूपम् । विद्या सन्धिः । प्रवचनँसन्धानम् । इत्यधिविद्यम् । अथाधिप्रजम् । माता पूर्वरूपम् ।पितोत्तररूपम् । प्रजा सन्धिः । प्रजननँसन्धानम् । इत्यधिप्रजलम् ॥
4 अथाध्यात्मम् । अधरा हनुः पूर्वरूपम् । उत्तरा हनुरुत्तररूपम् । वाक्सन्धिः । जिह्वा सन्धानम् ।इत्यध्यात्मम् । इतीमा महासँहिताः । य एवमेता महासँहिता व्याख्याता वेद । सन्धीयते प्रजया पशुभिः ब्रह्मवर्चसेनान्नाद्येन सुवर्गेण लोकेन ॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
1 May renown be ours together; may the radiance of sacred learning be ours together. Now we shall set forth the secret of conjunction, under five headings:worlds, lights, learning, offspring, and the self. These are called the great conjunctions. First, concerning worlds:earth is the first form; heaven, the latter form; space, their meeting place.
2 Wind is their joining. So much for worlds. Now, concerning lights: fire is the first form; the sun, the latter form;the waters, their meeting place; lightning, their joining. So much for lights. Now, concerning learning: the teacher is the first form.
3 The pupil is the latter form; knowledge, their meeting place; instruction, their joining. So much for learning. Now, concerning offspring: the mother is the first form;the father, the latter form; offspring, their meeting place; procreation, their joining. So much for offspring.
4 Now, concerning the self: the lower jaw is the first form; the upper jaw, the latter form; speech, their meeting place; the tongue, their joining.So much for the self. These are the great conjunctions. Whoever knows these great conjunctions as set forth is joined with offspring and cattle, with the radiance of sacred learning, with food to eat, and with the heavenly world.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English translation, made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
1 May fame be ours together. May the radiance of sacred learning be ours together. Now we will explain the hidden meaning of joining, in five areas:the worlds, the lights, learning, offspring, and the self. These are called the great joinings. First, the worlds:earth is the first element. Heaven is the second element. Space is the junction.
2 Wind is the link. That is the joining in the worlds. Next, the lights: fire is the first element. The sun is the second element.Water is the junction. Lightning is the link. That is the joining in the lights. Next, learning: the teacher is the first element.
3 The resident student is the second element. Knowledge is the junction. Teaching is the link. That is the joining in learning. Next, offspring: the mother is the first element.The father is the second element. The child is the junction. Procreation is the link. That is the joining in offspring.
4 Next, the self: the lower jaw is the first element. The upper jaw is the second element. Speech is the junction. The tongue is the link.That is the joining in the self. These are the great joinings. Whoever knows these great joinings as explained here becomes united with children, livestock, the radiance of sacred learning, food to eat, and the heavenly world.
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Shiksha Valli, Section 3 is part of Taittiriya Upanishad by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 3 of 31 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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