Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.27
न वित्तेन तर्पणीयो मनुष्यो लप्स्यामहे वित्तमद्राक्ष्म चेत्त्वा। जीविष्यामो यावदीशिष्यसि त्वं वरस्तु मे वरणीयः स एव॥
न वित्तेन तर्पणीयः मनुष्यः लप्स्यामहे वित्तम् अद्राक्ष्म चेत् त्वा। जीविष्यामः यावत् ईशिष्यसि त्वं वरः तु मे वरणीयः सः एव॥
na vittena tarpaṇīyo manuṣyo lapsyāmahe vittamadrākṣma cettvā | jīviṣyāmo yāvadīśiṣyasi tvaṃ varastu me varaṇīyaḥ sa eva ||
മനുഷ്യന് സമ്പത്താൽ തൃപ്തി ലഭിക്കുന്നില്ല. നിങ്ങളെ കണ്ടാൽ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സമ്പത്ത് ലഭിക്കും. നിങ്ങൾ ഭരിക്കുന്നത്രയും കാലം ഞങ്ങൾ ജീവിക്കും. ആ വരം മാത്രമേ ഞാൻ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കൂ.
A human being cannot be satisfied by wealth. We shall obtain wealth if we have seen you. We shall live as long as you will rule. That boon alone is to be chosen by me.
- तर्पणीयो = तर्पणीयः (विसर्ग-लोप/पदपाठ-भेद)
- लप्स्यामहे = √लभ् लृट् आत्मनेपदम् (सन्ध्यन्तरं न)
- अद्राक्ष्म = अ + द्राक्ष्म (लुङ्-रूप)
- वरस्तु = वरः + तु (विसर्ग-लोप)
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