Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न वित्तेन तर्पणीयो मनुष्यो लप्स्यामहे वित्तमद्राक्ष्म चेत्त्वा। जीविष्यामो यावदीशिष्यसि त्वं वरस्तु मे वरणीयः स एव॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

न वित्तेन तर्पणीयः मनुष्यः लप्स्यामहे वित्तम् अद्राक्ष्म चेत् त्वा। जीविष्यामः यावत् ईशिष्यसि त्वं वरः तु मे वरणीयः सः एव॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.27

IAST Transliteration

na vittena tarpaṇīyo manuṣyo lapsyāmahe vittamadrākṣma cettvā | jīviṣyāmo yāvadīśiṣyasi tvaṃ varastu me varaṇīyaḥ sa eva ||

Translation

มนุษย์ไม่อาจสมหวังด้วยทรัพย์ หากพบท่านเราจะได้ทรัพย์ เราจะมีชีวิตอยู่ตราบเท่าที่ท่านจะปกครอง พรนั้นแหละที่ข้าพึงเลือก

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Academic Translation

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.

Verse Context

• Mumukshutva (intense desire for liberation) and the supremacy of spiritual knowledge over material wealth
• Mahavakya: Demonstrates the seeker's orientation toward Brahman-knowledge, aligning with the spirit of 'Tat Tvam Asi', the quest for the ultimate truth about the Self
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup