Katha Upanishad 2: Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं ह कुमारं सन्तं दक्षिणासु नीयमानासु श्रद्धा आविवेश सोऽमन्यत ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तम् ह कुमारम् सन्तम् दक्षिणासु नीयमानासु श्रद्धा आविवेश सः अमन्यत

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 2

IAST Transliteration

taṃ ha kumāraṃ santaṃ dakṣiṇāsu nīyamānāsu śraddhā āviveśa so'manyata

Translation

അദ്ദേഹം ഇനിയും ഒരു ബാലനായിരുന്നപ്പോൾ, യാഗദാനങ്ങൾ മാറ്റപ്പെടുന്നതിനിടയിൽ, ശ്രദ്ധ അദ്ദേഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു, അദ്ദേഹം ഇങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചു.

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Academic Translation

Now, while he was still a young boy, and the sacrificial gifts were being led away, faith (śraddhā) entered him, and he thought thus.

Verse Context

• Śraddhā (Faith) and Dāna (Charity/Sacrificial Giving)
• Mahavakya: Not directly related to the four Mahavakyas; this verse establishes the context for the spiritual inquiry that follows.
• Yajur Veda
• Krishna Yajur Veda, Taittiriya Shakha Shakha
• Chandas: Prose (Gadya)