{
  "id": "upanishads/mundaka.2.2.3",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/mundaka.2.2.3/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "mundaka.2.2.3",
  "speaker": "Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "धनुर्गृहीत्वौपनिषदं महास्त्रं\nशरं ह्युपासा निशितं सन्धयीत ।\nआयम्य तद्भावगतेन चेतसा\nलक्ष्यं तदेवाक्षरं सोम्य विद्धि ॥ २.२.३ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "dhanurgṛhītvaupaniṣadaṃ mahāstraṃ\nśaraṃ hyupāsā niśitaṃ sandhayīta |\nāyamya tadbhāvagatena cetasā\nlakṣyaṃ tadevākṣaraṃ somya viddhi || 2.2.3 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "dhanuḥ",
      "meaning": "bow",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gṛhītvā",
      "meaning": "having taken up",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aupaniṣadam",
      "meaning": "belonging to the upaniṣad, secret teaching",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mahā-astram",
      "meaning": "great weapon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śaram",
      "meaning": "arrow",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upāsā",
      "meaning": "having placed, sharpened by devotion",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niśitam",
      "meaning": "sharpened",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sandhayīta",
      "meaning": "should fit (to the bow)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āyamya",
      "meaning": "having drawn",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat-bhāva-gatena",
      "meaning": "with a mind absorbed in that state",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "cetasā",
      "meaning": "with the mind",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakṣyam",
      "meaning": "target",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "akṣaram",
      "meaning": "imperishable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "somya",
      "meaning": "gentle one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "viddhi",
      "meaning": "know",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "उपनिषद् के महान अस्त्र रूपी धनुष को लेकर, उपासना से तेज किए गए बाण को उस पर चढ़ाना चाहिए। फिर उस भाव में लीन चित्त से उसे खींचकर, हे सौम्य! उसी अक्षर को लक्ष्य समझो।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "உபநிடதத்தின் மகத்தான ஆயுதமாகிய வில்லை எடுத்து, உபாசனையால் கூர்மையாக்கப்பட்ட அம்பை அதில் பொருத்த வேண்டும். பின்னர் அந்நிலையில் ஒன்றிய மனதுடன் இழுத்து, சௌம்யா, அந்த அழியாததையே இலக்கென அறிவாயாக.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఉపనిషత్తు అనే మహాస్త్రమైన విల్లును పట్టుకుని, ఉపాసనతో పదునుపెట్టిన బాణాన్ని దానికి అమర్చాలి. ఆ భావంలో లీనమైన మనస్సుతో దానిని లాగి, సౌమ్యా, ఆ అక్షరమే లక్ష్యమని తెలుసుకో.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಉಪನಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರವಾದ ಬಿಲ್ಲನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು, ಉಪಾಸನೆಯಿಂದ ಹರಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಬಾಣವನ್ನು ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೂಡಬೇಕು. ಆ ಭಾವದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೀನವಾದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನು ಎಳೆದು, ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ಆ ಅಕ್ಷರವನ್ನೇ ಗುರಿಯೆಂದು ತಿಳಿ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഉപനിഷത്തായ മഹാസ്ത്രമാകുന്ന വില്ലെടുത്ത്, ഉപാസനയാൽ മൂർച്ചയേറ്റിയ അമ്പ് അതിൽ ഘടിപ്പിക്കണം. പിന്നെ ആ ഭാവത്തിൽ ലയിച്ച മനസ്സോടെ അതിനെ വലിച്ച്, സൗമ്യാ, ആ അക്ഷരത്തെത്തന്നെ ലക്ഷ്യമായി അറിയുക.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "উপনিষদের মহাস্ত্র ধনুক গ্রহণ করে, উপাসনায় তীক্ষ্ণ করা শরটি তাতে যোজনা করতে হয়। তারপর সেই ভাবে নিমগ্ন চিত্তে তা আকর্ষণ করে, হে সৌম্য, সেই অক্ষরকেই লক্ষ্য বলে জানো।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "उपनिषदातील महान अस्त्र असलेले धनुष्य घेऊन, उपासनेने धारदार केलेला बाण त्यावर ठेवावा. मग त्या भावात लीन झालेल्या चित्ताने तो ओढून, हे सौम्या, त्या अक्षरालाच लक्ष्य म्हणून जाण.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "ઉપનિષદનું મહાન અસ્ત્ર એવું ધનુષ્ય લઈને, ઉપાસનાથી તીક્ષ્ણ કરેલું બાણ તેના પર ચડાવવું જોઈએ. પછી તે ભાવમાં લીન ચિત્તથી તેને ખેંચીને, હે સૌમ્ય, તે જ અક્ષરને લક્ષ્ય જાણ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ ਦਾ ਮਹਾਨ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਚੁੱਕ ਕੇ, ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਨਾਲ ਤਿੱਖਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੀਰ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਭਾਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੀਨ ਚਿੱਤ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚ ਕੇ, ਹੇ ਸੌਮਯ, ਉਸ ਅਕਸ਼ਰ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਲਕਸ਼ ਜਾਣ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଉପନିଷଦର ମହାସ୍ତ୍ର ଧନୁ ଧରି, ଉପାସନାରେ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ବାଣକୁ ତା'ଉପରେ ଯୋଡ଼ିବା ଉଚିତ। ପରେ ସେହି ଭାବରେ ଲୀନ ଚିତ୍ତ ସହ ତାକୁ ଟାଣି, ହେ ସୌମ୍ୟ, ସେହି ଅକ୍ଷରକୁ ହିଁ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اُپنشد کا عظیم ہتھیار کمان لے کر، عبادت سے تیز کیا ہوا تیر اس پر چڑھانا چاہیے۔ پھر اُس کیفیت میں محو چِت کے ساتھ اسے کھینچ کر، اے سومیہ، اسی اکشر کو نشانہ جان۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Taking up the bow, the great weapon of the upaniṣad, one should fit to it an arrow sharpened by devotion. Drawing it with a mind absorbed in that state, know that very imperishable as the target, O gentle one.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Tomando el arco, la gran arma de la upaniṣad, debe colocarse en él una flecha afilada por la devoción. Tensándola con una mente absorta en ese estado, conoce precisamente ese imperecedero como la meta, oh amable.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Ayant pris l'arc, la grande arme de l'upaniṣad, on doit y ajuster une flèche aiguisée par la dévotion. L'ayant tendue avec un esprit absorbé dans cet état, connais précisément cet impérissable comme la cible, ô doux ami.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Den Bogen, die große Waffe der Upaniṣad, ergreifend, soll man den durch Hingabe geschärften Pfeil auflegen. Ihn spannend mit einem in jenem Zustand versunkenen Geist, erkenne eben dieses Unvergängliche als das Ziel, o Sanfter.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Tomando o arco, a grande arma da upaniṣad, deve-se encaixar nele a flecha afiada pela devoção. Puxando-a com a mente absorta naquele estado, conhece precisamente esse imperecível como o alvo, ó gentil.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Взяв лук — великое оружие упанишады, следует наложить на него стрелу, отточенную преданным созерцанием. Натянув её умом, погружённым в это состояние, познай именно это нетленное как цель, о кроткий.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "取起奥义这大武器之弓，应将以敬修磨利的箭搭于其上。以沉浸于那一境界的心将弓拉开，温和者啊，你应知那不灭者正是目标。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "奥義という大いなる武器である弓を取り、崇拝によって研ぎ澄ました矢をそれにつがえるべきである。その境地に没入した心でそれを引き絞り、穏やかな者よ、まさにその不滅のものを的であると知れ。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "ينبغي أن تأخذ القوس، السلاح العظيم للأوبنيشاد، وتركّب عليه السهم المشحوذ بالتعبّد. وبعد أن تشدّه بعقلٍ مستغرقٍ في تلك الحال، فاعلم أن ذلك الذي لا يفنى هو الهدف، يا لطيف الطبع.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Dengan mengambil busur, senjata agung upaniṣad, hendaklah dipasang padanya anak panah yang diasah oleh bakti. Setelah menarik-nya dengan pikiran yang terserap dalam keadaan itu, ketahuilah bahwa yang tak binasa itulah sasarannya, wahai yang lembut.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ให้จับคันธนูคืออุปนิษัท อาวุธอันยิ่งใหญ่ แล้วติดลูกศรที่ลับคมด้วยการภาวนา เมื่อดึงสายด้วยจิตที่จดจ่ออยู่ในภาวะนั้น โอ้ผู้อ่อนโยน จงรู้สิ่งที่ไม่เสื่อมสลายนั้นว่าเป็นเป้าหมาย",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “मुण्डकोपनिषद्” (revision 415828)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D&oldid=415828"
  },
  "topics": [
    "om",
    "meditation",
    "brahman",
    "devotion"
  ],
  "citation": "Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 2.2.3. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/mundaka.2.2.3/"
}