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Chāndogya Upaniṣad 1.6.4

ChU 1.6.4

नक्षत्रान्य् एवर्क् । चन्द्रमाः साम । तद् एतद् एतस्याम् ऋच्य् अध्यूढं साम । तस्माद् ऋच्य् अध्यूढं साम गीयते । नक्षत्राण्य् एव सा । चन्द्रमा अमः । तत् साम

nakṣatrāny evark | candramāḥ sāma | tad etad etasyām ṛcy adhyūḍhaṃ sāma | tasmād ṛcy adhyūḍhaṃ sāma gīyate | nakṣatrāṇy eva sā | candramā amaḥ | tat sāma

Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.

Rik is the stars, Sâman the moon. This Sâman (moon) rests on that Rik (stars). Therefore the Sâman is sung as resting on the Rik. Sâ is the stars, ama the moon, and that makes Sâma.

Translated by F. Max Müller

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Cite as: Chāndogya Upaniṣad 1.6.4, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/ChU/1.6.4), after GRETIL, Chandogya-Upanisad (Chandogyopanisad) Mula text extracted from the commented version.

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GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/chup___u.htm — Chandogya-Upanisad (Chandogyopanisad) Mula text extracted from the commented version. Input by members of the Sansknet project (formerly: www.sansknet.org) [GRETIL-Version vom 17.03.2017] Revisions: 2017-03-17: 7,16.1 added by James Fitzgerald This GRETIL vers

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