Katha:1.3.13

Mantra 1.3.13

Original Text:

यच्छेद्वाङ्मनसी प्राज्ञस्तद्यच्छेज्ज्ञान आत्मनि ।
	ज्ञानमात्मनि महति नियच्छेत्तद्यच्छेच्छान्त आत्मनि ॥ १३ ॥

yacchedvāṅmanasī prājñastadyacchejjñāna ātmani |
	jñānamātmani mahati niyacchettadyacchecchānta ātmani || 13 ||

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
यच्छेत्	yacchet	संयम करे – नियंत्रण या संयम करना	let one restrain; to withdraw		वाक्	vāk	वाणी – बोलने की शक्ति	speech; faculty of expression		मनसी	manasi	मन में – चित्त या मन के भीतर	into the mind; mental faculty		प्राज्ञः	prājñaḥ	विवेकी – जो विवेकशील है	the intelligent one; discerning person		तत्	tat	उसे – उस वस्तु को	that; it (referring to previous entity)		यच्छेत्	yacchet	संयम करे – नियंत्रण करना	let one restrain; to withdraw		ज्ञानम्	jñānam	बुद्धि – बोध या ज्ञान	intelligence; intellect		आत्मनि	ātmani	आत्मा में – आत्मा के भीतर	into the ātman; Self		ज्ञानम्	jñānam	बुद्धि – बोध या ज्ञान	intelligence; intellect		आत्मनि	ātmani	आत्मा में – आत्मा के भीतर	into the ātman; Self		महति	mahati	महत् – महान, महत्तत्त्व	the great (mahat); cosmic intelligence		नियच्छेत्	niyacchet	स्थिर करे – नियंत्रित करे	let one fix; to establish		तत्	tat	उसे – उस वस्तु को	that; it (referring to previous entity)		यच्छेत्	yacchet	संयम करे – नियंत्रण करना	let one restrain; to withdraw		शान्ते	śānte	शान्त – शांतचित्त, निर्विकल्प	peaceful; tranquil		आत्मनि	ātmani	आत्मा में – आत्मा के भीतर	into the ātman; Self

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति को चाहिए कि वह वाणी को मन में, मन को बुद्धि में, बुद्धि को महत् आत्मा में और महत् आत्मा को शांत आत्मा में लीन कर दे।

English: Let the prājñaḥ (intelligent one) withdraw vāk (speech) into manas (mind), that (mind) into jñāna (intellect), jñāna (intellect) into the mahat ātman (great Self), and that mahat ātman into the śānta ātman (peaceful Self).

Commentary

The mantra delineates the process of internalization and withdrawal as a means to realize the ultimate Self. The term yacchet (let one restrain/withdraw) is used repeatedly to indicate the progressive absorption of the outer faculties into subtler principles. The prājñaḥ (discerning one) is advised to first withdraw vāk (speech, representative of all senses) into manas (mind), then the mind into jñāna (intellect), intellect into the mahat ātman (the great Self, identified with Hiranyagarbha or cosmic intelligence), and finally, the mahat ātman into the śānta ātman (the peaceful, unconditioned Self that is the witness of all modifications). This process signifies the journey from the gross to the subtle, culminating in the realization of the innermost, immutable Self.

Concept List

prājñaḥ
vāk
manas
jñāna
mahat ātman
śānta ātman
nirodha
adhyāropa-apavāda