Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तिस्रो रात्रीर्यदवात्सीर्गृहे मेऽनश्नन्ब्रह्मन्नतिथिर्नमस्यः। नमस्तेऽस्तु ब्रह्मन्स्वस्ति मेऽस्तु तस्मात्प्रतित्रीन्वरान्वृणीष्व॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तिस्रः रात्रीः यत् अवात्सीः गृहे मे अनश्नन् ब्रह्मन् अतिथिः नमस्यः। नमः ते अस्तु ब्रह्मन् स्वस्ति मे अस्तु तस्मात् प्रति त्रीन् वरान् वृणीष्व॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.9

IAST Transliteration

tisro rātrīryadavātsīrgṛhe me'naśnanbrahmannatithirnamasyaḥ | namaste'stu brahmansvasti me'stu tasmātpratitrīnvarānvṛṇīṣva ||9||

Translation

Wahai Brahmin, kerana engkau, seorang tetamu yang layak, telah tinggal di rumahku selama tiga malam tanpa makanan, hormat kepadamu, wahai Brahmin. Semoga kesejahteraan menjadi milikku. Oleh itu, pilihlah tiga anugerah sebagai balasan.

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Academic Translation

O Brahmin, since you, a worthy guest, have dwelt in my house for three nights without food, homage be to you, O Brahmin. May welfare be mine. Therefore, choose three boons in return.

Verse Context

• Prayaschitta (Atonement) and Varaprada (Granting Boons)
• Mahavakya: Not directly related to the four Mahavakyas; establishes the narrative framework for the teaching on Atman
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup