Kena Upanishad 1: Verse 1
केनेषितं पतति प्रेषितं मनः केन प्राणः प्रथमः प्रैति युक्तः। केनेषितां वाचमिमां वदन्ति चक्षुः श्रोत्रं क उ देवो युनक्ति॥१॥
केन इषितम् पतति प्रेषितम् मनः केन प्राणः प्रथमः प्रैति युक्तः। केन इषिताम् वाचम् इमाम् वदन्ति चक्षुः श्रोत्रम् कः उ देवः युनक्ति॥
kena iṣitaṃ patati preṣitaṃ manaḥ kena prāṇaḥ prathamaḥ praiti yuktaḥ | kena iṣitāṃ vācam imāṃ vadanti cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ ka u devo yunakti ||
Przez kogo kierowany jest umysł, który pada na swoje przedmioty? Przez kogo pierwszy oddech życia rusza naprzód do swojej funkcji? Przez kogo kierowana jest ta mowa, którą ludzie mówią? Jaki bóg rzeczywiście łączy oko i ucho?
By whom is the mind directed to fall upon its objects? By whom does the first life-breath move forth to its function? By whom is this speech that people speak directed? What god indeed unites the eye and the ear?
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