Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बहूनामेमि प्रथमो बहूनामेमि मध्यमः। किं स्विद्यमस्य कर्तव्यं यन्मयाद्य करिष्यति॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

बहूनाम् एमि प्रथमः बहूनाम् एमि मध्यमः। किम् स्वित् इदम् अस्य कर्तव्यम् यत् मया अद्य करिष्यति॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.5

IAST Transliteration

bahūnāmemi prathamo bahūnāmemi madhyamaḥ | kiṃ svid yamasya kartavyaṃ yanmayādya kariṣyati ||

Translation

ในหมู่มหาชนเป็นอันมาก ข้าพเจ้าไปในลำดับแรก ในหมู่มหาชนเป็นอันมาก ข้าพเจ้าไปในลำดับกลาง สิ่งใดที่ควรกระทำต่อพระยมในวันนี้ ข้าพเจ้าจักทำให้สำเร็จ

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Academic Translation

Among many I go as the first; among many I go as the middle. What indeed of Yama's should be done today, that I shall accomplish.

Verse Context

• Dharma and Vrata (Sacred Vow)
• Mahavakya: Indirectly related to Tat Tvam Asi - demonstrates the earnest seeker's commitment to truth and self-realization
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup