Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.23
शतायुषः पुत्रपौत्रान् वृणीष्व बहून् पशून् हस्तिहिरण्यमश्वान्। भूमेर्महदायतनं वृणीष्व स्वयं च जीव शरदो यावदिच्छसि ॥२३॥
शतायुषः पुत्रपौत्रान् वृणीष्व बहून् पशून् हस्ति हिरण्यम् अश्वान्। भूमेः महत् आयतनम् वृणीष्व स्वयम् च जीव शरदः यावत् इच्छसि ॥
śatāyuṣaḥ putrapautrān vṛṇīṣva bahūn paśūn hastihiraṇyamaśvān | bhūmermahadāyatanaṃ vṛṇīṣva svayaṃ ca jīva śarado yāvadicchasi ||
Wähle Söhne und Enkel von hundert Jahren, viele Rinder, Elefanten, Gold und Pferde. Wähle eine große Ausdehnung von Land, und du selbst lebe so viele Herbste, wie du wünschst.
Choose sons and grandsons of a hundred years, many cattle, elephants, gold, and horses. Choose a great expanse of land, and yourself live as many autumns as you desire.
- शतायुष: = शतायुषः (विसर्ग-लोप/लेखन-भेद)
- हस्तिहिरण्यमश्वान् = हस्ति(नः) + हिरण्यम् + अश्वान् (समुच्चय)
- भूमेर्महदायतनं = भूमेः + महत् + आयतनम्
- यावदिच्छसि = यावत् + इच्छसि
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