KaU 1.1.21 — Kaṭha Upaniṣad

KaU 1.1.21

देवैर् अत्रापि विचिकित्सितं पुरा न हि सुज्ञेयम् अणुर् एष धर्मः । अन्यं वरं नचिकेतो वृणीष्व मा मोपरोत्सीर् अति मा सृजैनम्

devair atrāpi vicikitsitaṃ purā na hi sujñeyam aṇur eṣa dharmaḥ / anyaṃ varaṃ naciketo vṛṇīṣva mā moparotsīr ati mā sṛjainam

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

Yama replied: Even the Devas (Bright Ones) of old doubted regarding this. It is not easy to know; subtle indeed is this subject. O Nachiketas, choose another boon. Do not press me. Ask not this boon of me.

Translated by Swami Paramananda

Death said: "On this point even the gods have doubted formerly; it is not easy to understand. That subject is subtle. Choose another boon, O Nakiketas, do not press me, and let me off that boon."

Translated by F. Max Müller

← KaU 1.1.20Ask about this verse KaU 1.1.22 →

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Cite as: Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1.21, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/KaU/1.1.21), after Project Gutenberg #3283, Swami Paramananda, The Upanishads (1919).

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Project Gutenberg #3283 — Swami Paramananda, The Upanishads (1919) | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_ | IAST: GRETIL 1_veda/4_upa/kathop_u.htm — Katha-Upanisad Based on Olivelle, Patrick: The Early Upaniṣads. Annotated Text and Translation. New York : 1998, pp. 374-402. Input and proofreading by the Vienna University Student Team (SoSe 2016) [GRETIL-Version vom 09.11.2016] STRUCTURE OF REFERENCES: KaU_

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