Katha:1.1.2

Mantra 1.1.2

Original Text:

तँ ह कुमारँ सन्तं दक्षिणासु नीयमानासु श्रद्धाऽऽविवेश सोऽमन्यत ॥ २ ॥

tam̐ ha kumāram̐ santaṃ dakṣiṇāsu nīyamānāsu śraddhā”viveśa so’manyata || 2 ||

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
तं	tam	उसे – उस व्यक्ति को	him (the person)
ह	ha	निश्चय ही – निश्चित रूप से	indeed, certainly
कुमारम्	kumāram	बालक – किशोर अवस्था का व्यक्ति	youth, young boy
सन्तम्	santam	होते हुए – अस्तित्व में होने की अवस्था	being, existing (in a particular state)
दक्षिणासु	dakṣiṇāsu	दक्षिणाओं में – यज्ञ के पुरस्कारों में	in the rewards (dakṣiṇā, ritual gifts)
नीयमानासु	nīyamānāsu	दी जा रही थीं – वितरित की जा रही थीं	being distributed, being given
श्रद्धा	śraddhā	श्रद्धा – विश्वास और समर्पण की भावना	faith, zeal, earnestness
आविवेश	āviveśa	प्रवेश कर गई – भीतर आ गई	entered, possessed
सः	saḥ	उसने – वह व्यक्ति	he
अमन्यत	amanyata	विचार किया – सोचा	thought, considered

Translation/Explanation

Hindi

जब यज्ञ की दक्षिणाएँ वितरित की जा रही थीं, उस समय उस किशोर (नचिकेता) में श्रद्धा का उदय हुआ। उसने विचार किया।

English

When the dakṣiṇā (ritual rewards) were being distributed, at that time, faith (śraddhā) arose in that youth (kumāra, Nachiketas). He thought within himself.

Commentary

Him, that is, Nachiketas, though in the state of kumāra (youth), and not yet possessing the power of procreation, was possessed by śraddhā (faith) in the existence of a future state, induced by the desire for the good of his father. The time is specified: when the cows (dakṣiṇā) were being brought to be distributed among the ṛtvik-s and sadasya-s as rewards. Possessed of śraddhā, Nachiketas thus amanyata (thought).