Katha:1.1.16

Mantra 1.1.16

Original Text:

तमब्रवीत्प्रीयमाणो महात्मा वरं तवेहाद्य ददामि भूयः ।
	तवैव नाम्ना भवितायमग्निः सृङ्कां चेमामनेकरूपां गृहाण ॥ १६ ॥

tamabravītprīyamāṇo mahātmā varaṃ tavehādya dadāmi bhūyaḥ |
	tavaiva nāmnā bhavitāyamagniḥ sṛṅkāṃ cemāmanekarūpāṃ gṛhāṇa || 16 ||

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
तम्	tam	उसे – नचिकेतस् को	him (Nachiketas)		अब्रवीत्	abravīt	कहा – उसने कहा	said		प्रीयमाणः	prīyamāṇaḥ	प्रसन्न होकर – हर्षित होकर	being delighted		महात्मा	mahātmā	उदारचित्त – महान आत्मा	high-souled; noble-minded		वरम्	varam	वर – इच्छित वरदान	boon; desired blessing		तव	tava	तुम्हारा – तेरे लिए	your		इह	iha	यहाँ – इसी स्थान पर	here		अद्य	adya	आज – इसी समय	today; now		ददामि	dadāmi	देता हूँ – प्रदान करता हूँ	I give		भूयः	bhūyaḥ	फिर – और भी	again; further		तव एव	tava eva	केवल तुम्हारे – सिर्फ तेरे ही	by your alone; only yours		नाम्ना	nāmnā	नाम से – नाम द्वारा	by the name; by name		भविता	bhavitā	होगा – बनेगा	shall become; will be		अयम्	ayam	यह – यह अग्नि	this		अग्निः	agniḥ	अग्नि – अग्नि विद्या	fire; fire ritual		सृङ्काम्	sṛṅkām	माला – हार	garland		च	ca	और – तथा	and		इमाम्	imām	इस – इस माला को	this (garland)		अनेक-रूपाम्	aneka-rūpām	अनेक रंगों वाली – विविध रूपों वाली	of various forms; multicolored		गृहाण	gṛhāṇa	ले लो – स्वीकार करो	accept; take

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: मृत्यु, जो महान आत्मा और प्रसन्नचित्त थे, नचिकेतस् से बोले – “मैं तुम्हें यहाँ और अब एक और वरदान देता हूँ। तुम्हारे नाम से ही यह अग्नि जानी जाएगी। और यह अनेक रूपों वाली माला भी स्वीकार करो।”

English: Yama, the mahātmā, being delighted, said to Nachiketas: “I now grant you here yet another boon; this agni will henceforth be known by your name alone. Also, accept this sṛṅkā of many forms.”

Commentary

How? He said to Nachiketas, being delighted with, i.e., experiencing great delight at the sight of true discipleship, and being liberal-minded: “I give you now here this other boon, the fourth, being pleased with you; the agni that I have explained shall become celebrated by your name alone. Moreover, accept this sounding sṛṅkā set with precious stones and wonderful”; or, the word ‘sṛṅkā’ may mean ‘the no mean goal that can be attained by karma, the whole passage signifying ‘accept also the knowledge of karma because it is the source of many fruits.’

Concept List

Nachiketas
Yama
agni
varam
sṛṅkā
karma
mahātmā