KaU 1.2.9 — Kaṭha Upaniṣad

KaU 1.2.9

नैषा तर्केण मतिरापनेया प्रोक्तान्येनैव सुज्ञानाय प्रेष्ठ । यां त्वमापः सत्यधृतिर्बतासि त्वादृङ्नो भूयान्नचिकेतः प्रष्टा

naiṣā tarkeṇa matir āpaneyā proktānyenaiva sujñānāya preṣṭha / yāṃ tvam āpaḥ satyadhṛtir batāsi tvādṛṅ no bhūyān naciketaḥ preṣṭā

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

O Dearest, this Atman cannot be attained by argument; It is truly known only when taught by another (a wise teacher). O Nachiketas, thou hast attained It. Thou art fixed in Truth. May we ever, find a questioner like thee.

Translated by Swami Paramananda

That doctrine is not to be obtained by argument, but when it is declared by another, then, O dearest, it is easy to understand. Thou hast obtained it now; thou art truly a man of true resolve. May we have always an inquirer like thee!"

Translated by F. Max Müller

← KaU 1.2.8Ask about this verse KaU 1.2.10 →

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Cite as: Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.9, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/KaU/1.2.9), 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_

Public domain (Paramananda d. 1940; Project Gutenberg). Devanagari: Sanskrit Wikisource (public-domain text). | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. English: F. Max Müller (SBE, public domain). | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST. | Sanskrit (IAST) from GRETIL (SUB Göttingen), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial use with attribution; the Companion is kept free while this corpus is held. Devanagari generated mechanically from GRETIL's IAST.

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