Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनुपश्य यथा पूर्वे प्रतिपश्य तथापरे। सस्यमिव मर्त्यः पच्यते सस्यमिवाजायते पुनः॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अनुपश्य यथा पूर्वे प्रतिपश्य तथा अपरे। सस्यम् इव मर्त्यः पच्यते सस्यम् इव आजायते पुनः॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.6

IAST Transliteration

anupaśya yathā pūrve pratipaśya tathāpare | sasyamiva martyaḥ pacyate sasyamivājāyate punaḥ ||

Translation

จงมองย้อนไปยังผู้ที่ล่วงไปแล้ว จงมองไปข้างหน้ายังผู้ที่จะมาภายหลัง ดังธัญพืชที่สุกแล้ว มนุษย์ผู้มีความตายย่อมเป็นไป ดังธัญพืช ย่อมเกิดขึ้นอีก

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Academic Translation

Look back at those who came before; look forward at those who come after. Like corn, a mortal ripens; like corn, he is born again.

Verse Context

• Samsara and Punarjanma (Cycle of Birth and Death)
• Mahavakya: Connected to Prajnanam Brahma - the consciousness that witnesses the cycle of birth and death is the eternal Brahman
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup