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Kena Upanishad 5: Verse 5

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

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

Sanskrit recitationKena Upanishad 5

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

បើមនុស្សណាម្នាក់បានដឹងព្រះអង្គនៅទីនេះ នោះជាការពិតថាគោលដៅបានសម្រេច; បើនៅទីនេះមិនបានដឹងទេ នោះជាការបាត់បង់ដ៏ធំ. អ្នកប្រាជ្ញពិចារណាចែកច្បាស់ឃើញព្រះអង្គក្នុងសត្វលោកទាំងអស់ ហើយចាកចេញពីលោកនេះ ទៅជាអមតៈ។

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.

Moksha through Brahma-vidya; recognition of Brahman/Atman in all beingsMahavakya: 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).SamaTalavakara (Jaiminiya) ShakhaChandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like; Upaniṣadic verse (not strictly metrical in all recensions)

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