Katha Upanishad 6: Verse 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनुपश्य यथा पूर्वे प्रतिपश्य तथापरे। सस्यमिव मर्त्यः पच्यते सस्यमिवाजायते पुनः॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अनुपश्य यथा पूर्वे प्रतिपश्य तथा अपरे। सस्यम् इव मर्त्यः पच्यते सस्यम् इव आजायते पुनः॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 6

IAST Transliteration

anupaśya yathā pūrve pratipaśya tathāpare | sasyamiva martyaḥ pacyate sasyamivājāyate punaḥ ||

Translation

पीछे देखो जो लोग पहले गुज़र चुके हैं। आगे भी देखो जो अब आने वाले हैं। इंसान बिलकुल फसल की तरह है। पका तो है, फिर दोबारा पैदा भी होता है।

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Academic Translation

Look back at those who came before; look forward at those who come after. Like corn, a mortal ripens; like corn, he is born again.

Verse Context

• Samsara and Punarjanma (Cycle of Birth and Death)
• Mahavakya: Connected to Prajnanam Brahma - the consciousness that witnesses the cycle of birth and death is the eternal Brahman
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup