Katha:2.2.14
Mantra 2.2.14
Original Text:
तदेतदिति मन्यन्तेऽनिर्देश्यं परमं सुखम् । कथं नु तद्विजानीयां किमु भाति विभाति वा ॥ १४ ॥
tadetaditi manyante’nirdeśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham | kathaṃ nu tadvijānīyāṃ kimu bhāti vibhāti vā || 14 ||
| Sanskrit Term | Transliteration | Hindi Meaning | English Word or Meaning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| तत् | tat | वह – किसी विशेष वस्तु या तत्त्व का संकेत | that – reference to the ultimate reality | |
| एतद् | etad | यह – प्रत्यक्ष रूप में अनुभव किया गया | this – immediate or direct experience | |
| इति | iti | इस प्रकार – कथन का समापन सूचक | thus – marks the end of a statement | |
| मन्यन्ते | manyante | मानते हैं – विचार करना या समझना | they think – consider or regard | |
| अनिर्देश्यं | anirdeśyam | जिसका वर्णन नहीं किया जा सकता – अवर्णनीय | indescribable – that which cannot be defined or indicated | |
| परमं | paramam | सर्वोच्च – उच्चतम, अंतिम | highest – supreme, ultimate | |
| सुखम् | sukham | आनंद – परम शांति या सुख | bliss – supreme happiness, ultimate joy | |
| कथम् | katham | कैसे – किस प्रकार | how – in what manner | |
| नु | nu | क्या – प्रश्नवाचक सूचक | indeed – interrogative emphasis | |
| तत् | tat | वह – वही तत्त्व | that – the same reality | |
| विजानीयाम् | vijānīyām | जानूं – समझूं, अनुभव करूं | shall I know – may I realize or understand | |
| किम् | kim | क्या – प्रश्नवाचक | whether – interrogative | |
| उ | u | या – विकल्प सूचक | or – alternative | |
| भाति | bhāti | प्रकाशित होता है – चमकता है, प्रकट होता है | shines – manifests, appears radiant | |
| विभाति | vibhāti | स्पष्ट प्रकाशित होता है – पूरी तरह प्रकट होता है | is seen clearly – appears distinctly, shines forth | |
| वा | vā | या – विकल्प के लिए | or – alternative |
Translation/Explanation
Hindi: वे उस (परमात्मा के) आनंद को, जो अवर्णनीय और सर्वोच्च है, 'यह' मानते हैं—अर्थात प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव के रूप में। मैं उस आनंद को किस प्रकार जानूं? क्या वह जो स्वयं प्रकाशित है, स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देता है या नहीं?
English: They consider that as this—the anirdeśyam (indescribable) paramam sukham (highest bliss). How indeed shall I know that? Is that which bhāti (shines) perceived distinctly or not?
Commentary
That bliss of the knowledge of the ātman which is anirdeśyam (indescribable), paramam (highest) and which, though beyond the speech and mind of men, under the sway of Prakṛti, they, the brāhmaṇas freed from all desire, describe as "this," i.e., as something directly perceived; how, i.e., by what process shall I know that bliss: i.e., realize it as thus perceivable by my intelligence, as the saṃnyāsins freed from desire, do? Is that which is luminous of itself an object clearly perceivable by our intelligence or not?
Concept List
anirdeśyam
paramam sukham
ātman
prakṛti
brāhmaṇa
saṃnyāsin
direct perception