Kena Upanishad: Verse 2.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इह चेदवेदीदथ सत्यमस्ति न चेदीहावेदीन्महती विनष्टिः । भूतेषु भूतेषु विचित्य धीराः प्रेत्यास्माल्लोकादमृता भवन्ति ॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

इह । चेत् । अवेदीत् । अथ । सत्यम् । अस्ति । न । चेत् । इह । अवेदीत् । महती । विनष्टिः । भूतेषु । भूतेषु । विचित्य । धीराः । प्रेत्य । अस्मात् । लोकात् । अमृताः । भवन्ति ॥५॥

Recitation with translationKena Upanishad 2.5

IAST Transliteration

iha ced avedīd atha satyam asti na ced ihāvedīn mahatī vinaṣṭiḥ | bhūteṣu bhūteṣu vicitya dhīrāḥ pretyāsmāl lokād amṛtā bhavanti ||5||

Translation

Agar yahan jaan liya, toh sach mein haath aa gaya. Agar yahan nahi jaana, toh bahut bada nuksan ho gaya. Jo log samajhdar hain, woh har jeev mein use dekh lete hain. Phir yeh duniya chhod ke amar ho jaate hain.

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Academic Translation

If one has known (That) here, then it is true (i.e., the aim is fulfilled). If one has not known (It) here, there is great loss. Having discerned (That) in each and every being, the wise, departing from this world, become immortal.

Verse Context

• Moksha through Brahma-vidya; recognition of Brahman/Atman in all beings
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘tat tvam asi’ and ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ by emphasizing direct realization here and the vision of the Self in all beings (sarva-bhūta-ātma-darśana).
• Sama
• Talavakara (Jaiminiya) Shakha
• Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like; Upaniṣadic verse (not strictly metrical in all recensions)