Amritnada Upanishad: Verse 3
तावद्रथेन गन्तव्यं यावद्रथपथि स्थितः ।
स्थित्वा रथपथस्थानं रथमुत्सृज्य गच्छति ॥३॥
तावत् । रथेन । गन्तव्यम् । यावत् । रथ-पथि । स्थितः ।
स्थित्वा । रथ-पथ-स्थानम् । रथम् । उत्सृज्य । गच्छति ॥३॥
tāvad rathena gantavyaṃ yāvad rathapathi sthitaḥ |
sthitvā rathapathasthānaṃ ratham utsṛjya gacchati ||3||
Seseorang hendaklah berjalan dengan kereta hanya selama masih berada di jalan kereta. Setelah sampai ke tempat yang menjadi penghujung jalan itu, ia meninggalkan kereta dan meneruskan perjalanan.
One should travel by the chariot only so long as one remains on the chariot-road. Having reached the place that is the chariot-road’s end, one abandons the chariot and goes on.
- तावद्रथेन → तावत् + रथेन (द्+र→द्र)
- यावद्रथपथि → यावत् + रथपथि (द्+र→द्र)
- रथमुत्सृज्य → रथम् + उत्सृज्य (म्+उ→मु)
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