Katha:1.2.11

Mantra 1.2.11

Original Text:

कामस्याप्तिं जगतः प्रतिष्ठां क्रतोरानन्त्यमभयस्य पारं ।
	स्तोममहदुरुगायं प्रतिष्ठां दृष्ट्वा धृत्या धीरो नचिकेतोऽत्यस्राक्शीः ॥ ११ ॥

kāmasyāptiṃ jagataḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ kratorānantyamabhayasya pāraṃ ।
	stomamahadurugāyaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛtyā dhīro naciketo’tyasrākśīḥ ॥ 11 ॥

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
कामस्य	kāmasya	इच्छाओं का – सभी इच्छाओं का	of desire(s)		आप्तिं	āptim	प्राप्ति – पूर्णता, प्राप्ति	attainment, fulfillment		जगतः	jagataḥ	जगत का – संसार का	of the universe		प्रतिष्ठां	pratiṣṭhām	आधार – स्थिरता, आधार	foundation, support		क्रतोः	kratoḥ	यज्ञ का – कर्म या उपासना का	of ritual (kratu), worship		आनन्त्यम्	ānantyam	अनंत फल – अंतहीनता	endlessness, infinite result		अभयस्य	abhayasya	निर्भयता का – भय का अभाव	of fearlessness		पारम्	pāram	पार – पार जाना, पारावार	the other shore, farthest limit		स्तोम-महत्	stoma-mahat	स्तुति के योग्य महान – महान प्रशंसा	praiseworthy and great		उरुगायम्	urugāyam	व्यापक कीर्ति – जिसकी महिमा व्यापक है	of wide renown, boundless		प्रतिष्ठाम्	pratiṣṭhām	आधार – ठहराव	foundation, support		दृष्ट्वा	dṛṣṭvā	देखकर – अनुभव करके	having seen, having realized		धृत्या	dhṛtyā	धैर्य से – धैर्यपूर्वक	with firmness, steadfastness		धीः	dhīḥ	बुद्धिमान – विवेकशील	wise, intelligent		नचिकेतः	naciketaḥ	नचिकेत – नचिकेत नामक	Nachiketas (proper noun)		अत्यस्राक्षीः	aty-asrākṣīḥ	त्याग दिया – पार कर गए, छोड़ दिया	have rejected, have gone beyond		शीः	śīḥ	(क्रिया-पद का अवशेष) – किया	(verbal suffix, did)

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: तुमने सभी इच्छाओं की पूर्णता, समस्त जगत का आधार, यज्ञ या उपासना का अनंत फल, निर्भयता के पार, महान और व्यापक कीर्ति वाले लक्ष्य, इन सबको देखा है। हे नचिकेत, तुमने धैर्य और विवेक के साथ, साहसपूर्वक इन सबका त्याग कर दिया है।

English: You have seen the fulfillment of all kāma, the foundation of the entire jagat, the endless fruit of kratu, the farthest shore of abhayatva, the praiseworthy and boundless urugāya goal. O Nachiketas, with firmness and intelligence, you have boldly renounced all these.

Commentary

But you, having beheld the end of all kāma (for, here, i.e., in Hiraṇyagarbha, all desires are fulfilled), the support of all the worlds comprising the adhyātma, the adhibhūta and the adhidaiva, i.e., (the bodies, elements and devas), the immortal goal of worship, the place of Hiraṇyagarbha, the extreme state of abhayatva, praiseworthy, great as combining many desirable powers such as animā (praiseworthy and great because it is unsurpassable), the boundless and unsurpassable goal of the ātman, have boldly, being intelligent, rejected, wishing only for the highest, all this host of enjoyments within the pale of saṃsāra. Oh, what unsurpassable qualities you possess!

Concept List

kāma
jagat
kratu
ānantya
abhaya
urugāya
pratiṣṭhā
adhyātma
adhibhūta
adhidaiva
Hiraṇyagarbha
ātman
saṃsāra
animā