{
  "id": "upanishads/mundaka.2.2.4",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/mundaka.2.2.4/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "mundaka.2.2.4",
  "speaker": "Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "प्रणवो धनुः शारो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म तल्लक्ष्यमुच्यते ।\nअप्रमत्तेन वेद्धव्यं शरवत् तन्मयो भवेत् ॥ २.२.४ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "praṇavo dhanuḥ śāro hyātmā brahma tallakṣyamucyate |\napramattena veddhavyaṃ śaravat tanmayo bhavet || 2.2.4 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "praṇavaḥ",
      "meaning": "the syllable oṃ",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhanuḥ",
      "meaning": "bow",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śāraḥ",
      "meaning": "arrow",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ātmā",
      "meaning": "the self",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "brahma",
      "meaning": "brahman",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakṣyam",
      "meaning": "target",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ucyate",
      "meaning": "is said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "apramattena",
      "meaning": "by the unheedful, by one who is not careless",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "veddhavyam",
      "meaning": "to be pierced, to be known",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śara-vat",
      "meaning": "like an arrow",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat-mayaḥ",
      "meaning": "made of that, identified with it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhavet",
      "meaning": "one should become",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "प्रणव (ॐ) धनुष है, आत्मा बाण है, और ब्रह्म उसका लक्ष्य कहा जाता है। सावधान रहकर उसे वेधना चाहिए; बाण की तरह उसी में तन्मय हो जाना चाहिए।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "பிரணவம் (ஓம்) வில்; ஆன்மா அம்பு; பிரம்மம் அதன் இலக்கு என்று சொல்லப்படுகிறது. கவனமுள்ளவனால் அது குறிவைக்கப்பட வேண்டும்; அம்பைப் போலவே அதனுடன் ஒன்றியவனாக ஆக வேண்டும்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ప్రణవం (ఓం) విల్లు; ఆత్మ బాణం; బ్రహ్మమే దాని లక్ష్యమని చెప్పబడింది. అప్రమత్తుడై దానిని ఛేదించాలి; బాణంలా దానితో తన్మయుడై ఉండాలి.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಪ್ರಣವ (ಓಂ) ಬಿಲ್ಲು; ಆತ್ಮವೇ ಬಾಣ; ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೇ ಅದರ ಗುರಿ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಪ್ರಮತ್ತನಾಗಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸಬೇಕು; ಬಾಣದಂತೆಯೇ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ಮಯನಾಗಬೇಕು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "പ്രണവം (ഓം) വില്ല്; ആത്മാവ് അമ്പ്; ബ്രഹ്മമാണ് അതിന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യം എന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. ജാഗ്രതയുള്ളവൻ അതിനെ ഭേദിക്കണം; അമ്പുപോലെ അതിൽ തന്മയനാകണം.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "প্রণব (ওঁ) ধনুক; আত্মা শর; ব্রহ্মকেই তার লক্ষ্য বলা হয়। অপ্রমত্ত হয়ে তাকে বিদ্ধ করতে হবে; শরের মতো তার সঙ্গে তন্ময় হতে হবে।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "प्रणव (ॐ) हे धनुष्य; आत्मा हा बाण; ब्रह्म हे त्याचे लक्ष्य असे म्हटले जाते. सावध राहून त्याचा वेध घ्यावा; बाणाप्रमाणे त्यामध्ये तन्मय व्हावे.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "પ્રણવ (ૐ) ધનુષ્ય છે; આત્મા બાણ છે; બ્રહ્મ તેનું લક્ષ્ય કહેવાય છે. અપ્રમત્ત રહીને તેનો વેધ કરવો; બાણની જેમ તેમાં તન્મય થવું.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਪ੍ਰਣਵ (ਓਮ) ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਹੈ; ਆਤਮਾ ਤੀਰ ਹੈ; ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਲਕਸ਼ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਪ੍ਰਮਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ; ਤੀਰ ਵਾਂਗ ਉਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਨਮਯ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ପ୍ରଣବ (ଓଁ) ଧନୁ; ଆତ୍ମା ବାଣ; ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ତାହାର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ଅପ୍ରମତ୍ତ ହୋଇ ତାକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ଉଚିତ; ବାଣ ପରି ତାହାରି ସହ ତନ୍ମୟ ହେବା ଉଚିତ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "پرنو (اوم) کمان ہے، آتما تیر ہے، اور برہم اُس کا نشانہ کہا جاتا ہے۔ بے غفلت ہو کر اسے بیدھنا چاہیے؛ تیر کی مانند اُسی میں تنمے ہو جانا چاہیے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "The syllable oṃ (praṇava) is the bow, the ātman is the arrow, and brahman, it is said, is the target. It should be pierced by one who is unheedless; one should become one with it, as an arrow is one with its aim.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "La sílaba oṃ (praṇava) es el arco, el ātman es la flecha, y brahman, se dice, es el blanco. Debe ser atravesado por quien no está distraído; uno debe volverse uno con ello, como la flecha lo es con su blanco.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "La syllabe oṃ (praṇava) est l'arc, l'ātman est la flèche, et brahman, dit-on, est la cible. Elle doit être atteinte par celui qui n'est pas distrait; on doit devenir un avec elle, comme la flèche l'est avec son but.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Die Silbe oṃ (praṇava) ist der Bogen, der ātman der Pfeil, und brahman, so heißt es, ist das Ziel. Es soll von dem Unachtsamen getroffen werden; man soll mit ihm eins werden, wie der Pfeil mit seinem Ziel eins ist.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "A sílaba oṃ (praṇava) é o arco, o ātman é a flecha, e brahman, diz-se, é o alvo. Deve ser atingido por quem não se distrai; deve-se tornar um com ele, como a flecha o é com seu alvo.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Слог oṃ (праната) — это лук, ātman — стрела, а брахман, как говорят, — цель. Пронзать его должен тот, кто не рассеян; нужно стать с ним единым, как стрела едина со своей целью.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "唵（praṇava）是弓，自我（ātman）是箭，梵（brahman）据说是目标。应由不放逸者射中它；应与之合一，如箭与其所射之的合一。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "音節オーム（praṇava）が弓であり、アートマンが矢であり、ブラフマンがその的であると言われる。怠らぬ者によって射抜かれるべきであり、矢がその的と一つであるように、それと一つになるべきである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "مقطع أوم (البرانافا) هو القوس، والآتمان هو السهم، والبراهمن، يُقال، هو الهدف. ينبغي أن يُصاب بيدِ من لا يغفل؛ وينبغي أن يصير المرء واحدًا معه، كما يكون السهم واحدًا مع غايته.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Suku kata oṃ (praṇava) adalah busur, ātman adalah anak panah, dan brahman, dikatakan, adalah sasarannya. Ia harus dipanah oleh orang yang tidak lalai; seseorang harus menyatu dengannya, sebagaimana anak panah menyatu dengan sasarannya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ประณพ คือโอม เป็นคันธนู อาตมันเป็นลูกศร และพรหมันกล่าวกันว่าเป็นเป้าหมาย ผู้ที่ไม่ประมาทพึงแทงเป้านั้น และพึงกลายเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกับเป้านั้น ดุจลูกศรที่เป็นหนึ่งเดียวกับเป้าหมาย",
      "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",
    "atman",
    "brahman",
    "meditation"
  ],
  "citation": "Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 2.2.4. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/mundaka.2.2.4/"
}