Katha:2.1.11

Mantra 2.1.11

Original Text:

मनसैवेदमाप्तव्यन्नेह नानास्ति किंचन ।
	मृत्योः स मृत्युं गच्छति य इह नानेव पश्यति ॥ ११ ॥

manasaivedamāptavyanneha nānāsti kiṃcana |
	mṛtyoḥ sa mṛtyuṃ gacchati ya iha nāneva paśyati || 11 ||

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
मनसा	manasā	मन के द्वारा – चित्त या अंतःकरण के माध्यम से	by the mind – through the internal organ		एव	eva	ही – केवल, विशेष रूप से	alone – only, exclusively		इदम्	idam	यह – यह वस्तु, यह तत्त्व	this – this entity, this reality		आप्तव्यं	āptavyam	प्राप्त किया जाना चाहिए – जिसे उपलब्ध करना है	to be attained – that which is to be realized		न	na	नहीं – अभाव, निषेध	not – negation, absence		इह	iha	यहाँ – इस संसार में, इस तत्त्व में	here – in this (reality), in this world		नाना	nānā	भिन्नता – विभिन्नता, अनेकता	difference – multiplicity, diversity		अस्ति	asti	है – अस्तित्व रखता है	exists – is present		किंचन	kiñcana	कुछ भी – कोई भी वस्तु	anything – whatsoever		मृत्युः	mṛtyuḥ	मृत्यु – मृत्यु का स्वरूप	death – the state of death		सः	saḥ	वह – वह व्यक्ति	he – that person		मृत्युम्	mṛtyum	मृत्यु को – मृत्यु की अवस्था को	death – state of death		गच्छति	gacchati	जाता है – प्राप्त करता है	goes – attains, reaches		यः	yaḥ	जो – जो व्यक्ति	who – whoever		इह	iha	यहाँ – इस संसार में, इस तत्त्व में	here – in this (reality), in this world		नाना	nānā	भिन्नता – विभिन्नता, अनेकता	difference – multiplicity, diversity		एव	eva	ही – केवल, विशेष रूप से	alone – only, exclusively		पश्यति	paśyati	देखता है – अनुभव करता है	sees – perceives, experiences

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: केवल मन के द्वारा ही इस तत्त्व को प्राप्त किया जा सकता है; यहाँ (ब्रह्मन् में) कोई भी भिन्नता नहीं है। जो यहाँ भिन्नता के रूप में देखता है, वह मृत्यु से मृत्यु की ओर जाता है।

English: By the manas alone can this reality be attained; there is no nānā (difference) here at all. He who perceives nānā (difference) here goes from mṛtyu (death) to mṛtyu (death).

Commentary

Before attaining the knowledge of the oneness, by the manas purified by the śāstras and by the preceptor, this unalloyed essence of the brahman should be attained in the form ‘There is brahman alone, nothing else exists.’ When attained, ignorance, the cause of the perception of nānā (difference) being removed, there is not even the slightest difference here, i.e., in the brahman. But he who does not give up the perception of nānā (difference) continues in the cycle of mṛtyu (death).

Concept List

manas
nānā
brahman
mṛtyu
śāstra
oneness
preceptor