Katha:2.3.15

Mantra 2.3.15

Original Text:

यथा सर्वे प्रभिद्यन्ते हृदयस्येह ग्रन्थयः ।
	अथ मर्त्यो’मृतो भवत्येतावद्ध्यनुशासनम् ॥ १५ ॥

yathā sarve prabhidyante hṛdayasyeha granthayaḥ |
	atha martyo’mṛto bhavatyetāvaddhyanuśāsanam || 15 ||

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
यथा	yathā	जैसे – तुलना या उपमा का संकेत	just as – denotes analogy or comparison		सर्वे	sarve	सभी – सम्पूर्णता का बोध	all – totality, entirety		प्रभिद्यन्ते	prabhidyante	टूट जाते हैं – पूर्णतः नष्ट होना	are sundered – completely broken		हृदयस्य	hṛdayasya	हृदय के – अन्तःकरण या चित्त का बोध	of the heart – refers to the inner instrument, mind		इह	iha	यहाँ – इस जीवन में	here – in this life		ग्रन्थयः	granthayaḥ	गांठें – बन्धन, अविद्या के कारण बने बन्धन	knots – bonds, ties caused by ignorance		अथ	atha	तब – परिणाम का बोध	then – denotes consequence		मृत्यः	mṛtyaḥ	मृत्युशील – नश्वर जीव	the mortal – the perishable being		अमृतः	amṛtaḥ	अमर – अमरत्व को प्राप्त	immortal – one who attains immortality		भवति	bhavati	हो जाता है – अवस्था में परिवर्तन	becomes – undergoes transformation		एतावत्	etāvat	इतना ही – सीमितता का बोध	thus much – denotes limitation or sufficiency		हि	hi	निश्चयपूर्वक – वास्तव में	indeed – for emphasis		अनुशासनम्	anuśāsanam	उपदेश – शिक्षण या निर्देश	instruction – teaching or command

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: जब यहाँ, इस जीवन में, हृदय की सभी गांठें पूरी तरह टूट जाती हैं, तब नश्वर जीव अमर हो जाता है। बस इतना ही उपदेश है।

English: When here, in this life, all the granthi-s (knots) of the hṛdaya (heart, inner instrument) are completely sundered, then the mṛtya (mortal being) becomes amṛta (immortal). Thus much, indeed, is the anuśāsanam (instruction).

Commentary

When, again, the uprooting of all desires is explained: When all the ties of the hṛdaya (heart) of one, while yet alive, that is, all the modifications of the buddhi (intellect) due to avidyā (ignorance) which are in the nature of fast-bound knots are destroyed; when the ties of the hṛdaya, such as the beliefs ‘I am this body,’ ‘this is my wealth,’ ‘I am happy or miserable,’ etc., are destroyed by the rise of the contrary knowledge of the identity of Brahman and ātman, in the form ‘I am certainly Brahman, not subject to saṃsāra,’ the desires which originate in those ties are destroyed to their very root; then the mortal becomes immortal. Thus much alone—the doubt that there is more should not be raised—is the instruction. “Of all the Vedānta-s” should be supplied to complete the sentence.

Concept List

granthi
hṛdaya
avidyā
ātman
Brahman
saṃsāra
amṛtatva
anuśāsanam