Library·Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (Kāṇva)·1·1.6

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (Kāṇva) 1.6

BU 1.6.1

त्रयं वा इदं नाम रूपं कर्म । तेषां नाम्नां वाग् इत्य् एतद् एषाम् उक्थम् । अतो हि सर्वाणि नामान्य् उत्तिष्ठन्ति । एतद् एषां साम । एतद् धि सर्वैर् नामभिः समम् । एतद् एषां ब्रह्म । एतद् धि सर्वाणि नामानि बिभर्ति

trayaṃ vā idaṃ nāma rūpaṃ karma | teṣāṃ nāmnāṃ vāg ity etad eṣām uktham | ato hi sarvāṇi nāmāny uttiṣṭhanti | etad eṣāṃ sāma | etad dhi sarvair nāmabhiḥ samam | etad eṣāṃ brahma | etad dhi sarvāṇi nāmāni bibharti

Verily this is a triad, name, form, and work. Of these names, that which is called Speech is the Uktha (hymn, supposed to mean also origin), for from it all names arise. It is their Saman (song, supposed to mean also sameness), for it is the same as all names. It is their Brahman (prayer, supposed to mean also support), for it supports all names.

Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.

BU 1.6.2

अथ रूपाणां चक्षुर् इत्य् एतद् एषाम् उक्थम् । अतो हि सर्वाणि रूपाण्य् उत्तिष्ठन्ति । एतद् एषां साम । एतद् धि सर्वै रूपैः समम् । एतद् एषां ब्रह्म । एतद् धि सर्वाणि रूपाणि बिभर्ति

atha rūpāṇāṃ cakṣur ity etad eṣām uktham | ato hi sarvāṇi rūpāṇy uttiṣṭhanti | etad eṣāṃ sāma | etad dhi sarvai rūpaiḥ samam | etad eṣāṃ brahma | etad dhi sarvāṇi rūpāṇi bibharti

Next, of the forms, that which is called Eye is the Uktha (hymn), for from it all forms arise. It is their Sdman (song), for it is the same as all forms. It is their Brahman (prayer), for it supports all forms.

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BU 1.6.3

अथ कर्मणाम् आत्मेत्य् एतद् एषाम् उक्थम् । अतो हि सर्वाणि कर्माण्य् उत्तिष्ठन्ति । एतद् एषां साम । एतद् धि सर्वैः कर्मभिः समम् । एतद् एषां ब्रह्म । एतद् धि सर्वाणि कर्माणि बिभर्ति । तद् एतत् त्रयं सद् एकम् अयम् आत्मा । आत्मो एकः सन्न् एतत् त्रयम् । तद् एतद् अमृतं सत्येन छन्नम् । प्राणो वा अमृतम् । नामरूपे सत्यम् । ताभ्याम् अयं प्राणश् छन्नः

atha karmaṇām ātmety etad eṣām uktham | ato hi sarvāṇi karmāṇy uttiṣṭhanti | etad eṣāṃ sāma | etad dhi sarvaiḥ karmabhiḥ samam | etad eṣāṃ brahma | etad dhi sarvāṇi karmāṇi bibharti | tad etat trayaṃ sad ekam ayam ātmā | ātmo ekaḥ sann etat trayam | tad etad amṛtaṃ satyena channam | prāṇo vā amṛtam | nāmarūpe satyam | tābhyām ayaṃ prāṇaś channaḥ

Next, of the works, that which is called Body is the Uktha (hymn), for from it all works arise. It is their Saman (song), for it is the same as all works. It is their Brahman (prayer), for it supports all works. That being a triad is one, viz. this Self; and the Self, being one, is that triad. This is the immortal, covered by the true. Verily breath is the immortal, name and form are the true, and by them the immortal is covered.

Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.