Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.10
शान्तसकल्पः सुमना यथा स्याद्वीतमन्युर्गौरवं माभि मृत्यो। त्वत्प्रसृष्टं माभिवदेत्प्रतीत एतत्त्रयाणां प्रथमं वरं वृणे ॥१०॥
शान्त-सकल्पः सुमना यथा स्यात् वीत-मन्युः गौरवं मा अभि मृत्यो। त्वत्-प्रसृष्टं मा अभिवदेत् प्रतीत एतत् त्रयाणां प्रथमं वरं वृणे ॥
śānta-sakalpaḥ sumanā yathā syād vītamanyur gauravaṃ mābhi mṛtyo | tvatprasṛṣṭaṃ mābhivadet pratīta etattrayāṇāṃ prathamaṃ varaṃ vṛṇe ||
हे मृत्यु, मेरा दिल शांत हो जाए। मैं गुस्से से दूर रहूँ। मेरे ऊपर कोई बड़ा डर न आए। आपने हाँ कही है, इसलिए मैं पहला वरदान माँगता हूँ।
May I become peaceful, of controlled will, and of pure mind, free from anger, O Death; and may I not feel great fear. As one who has received your assurance, I choose the first of these three boons.
- vītamanyur → vīta-manyuḥ (visarga dropped before voiced consonant)
- mābhi → mā + abhi (vowel sandhi)
- mṛtyo → mṛtyoḥ (vocative form)
- tvatprasṛṣṭaṃ → tvat-prasṛṣṭam (compound formation)
- mābhivadet → mā + abhivadet
- etattrayāṇām → etat + trayāṇām (t-sandhi)
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