सो हेयमीक्षां चक्रे कथं नु मात्मन एव जनयित्वा सम्भवति । हन्त तिरोऽसानीति । सा गौरभवद्वृषभ इतरः । तां समेवाभवत् । ततो गावोऽजायन्त । वडवेतराभवदश्ववृष इतरः । गर्दभीतरा गर्दभ इतरः । तां समेवाभवत् । तत एकशफमजायत । अजेतराभवद्बस्त इतरः । अविरितरा मेष इतरः । तां समेवाभवत् । ततोऽजावयोऽजायन्त । एवमेव यदिदं किञ्च मिथुनमा पिपीलिकाभ्यस्तत्सर्वमसृजत ॥
so heyamīkṣāṃ cakre kathaṃ nu mātmana eva janayitvā sambhavati | hanta tiro'sānīti | sā gaurabhavadvṛṣabha itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tato gāvo'jāyanta | vaḍavetarābhavadaśvavṛṣa itaraḥ | gardabhītarā gardabha itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tata ekaśaphamajāyata | ajetarābhavadbasta itaraḥ | aviritarā meṣa itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tato'jāvayo'jāyanta | evameva yadidaṃ kiñca mithunamā pipīlikābhyastatsarvamasṛjata ||
She thought: 'How can he unite with me after producing me from himself? Let me hide.' She became a cow, the other a bull; he united with her, and from that cattle were born. She became a mare, the other a stallion; she a she-ass, the other a he-ass; he united with her, and from that the one-hoofed animals were born. She became a she-goat, the other a he-goat; she a ewe, the other a ram; he united with her, and from that goats and sheep were born. In this way he created every pair that exists, down to the ants.
उसने सोचा: 'मुझे अपने ही से उत्पन्न करके यह मुझसे कैसे मिलता है? चलो, मैं छिप जाऊँ।' वह गाय बनी, दूसरा बैल; वह उससे मिला, और उससे गायें उत्पन्न हुईं। वह घोड़ी बनी, दूसरा घोड़ा; वह गधी, दूसरा गधा; वह उससे मिला, और उससे एक खुर वाले पशु उत्पन्न हुए। वह बकरी बनी, दूसरा बकरा; वह भेड़, दूसरा मेढ़ा; वह उससे मिला, और उससे बकरियाँ और भेड़ें उत्पन्न हुईं। इसी प्रकार चींटियों तक जितने भी जोड़े हैं, सबको उसने रचा।
A cosmic myth about one source becoming many; it is not a model for human relationships or consent.
यह एक से अनेक होने की ब्रह्मांडीय कथा है; यह मानवीय संबंधों या सहमति का कोई आदर्श नहीं है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
An ancient myth of how all living kinds came from one source. Its point is that every creature shares one origin.
यह एक प्राचीन कथा है कि सभी जीव एक ही स्रोत से कैसे आए। इसका आशय यह है कि हर प्राणी का मूल एक है।
Brihadaranyaka 1.4.4: the woman, born from him, hides by taking animal forms; he takes the matching male form each time, and so all pairs of creatures are born, down to the ants.