Katha Upanishad

k#opinWd(
sh n;vvtu
sh n* .unˇ_⁄
sh vIy| krv;vhw
tejiSvn;v/ItmStu m; ivi√W;vhw
— x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
¨xn( h vw v;j≈vs" svRveds' dd*
tSy h nickÉt; n;m pu] a;s 1
t\ h k⁄m;r\ sNt' di=,;su nIym;n;su ≈ı;ivvex soåmNyt 2
pItodk; jG/tO,; duG/doh; iniriN{y;"
anNd; n;m te lok;St;Ns gCzit t; ddt( 3
s hov;c iptr' tt kSmw m;' d;SysIit
i√tIy' tOtIy' t\ hov;c mOTyve Tv; dd;mIit 4
b˛n;meim p[qmo b˛n;meim mym"
ik\ iSv¥mSy ktRVy' yNmy;¥ kir„yit 5
anupXy yq; pUveR p[itpXy tq;pre
sSyimv mTyR" pCyte sSyimv;j;yte pun" 6
vwê;nr" p[ivxTyitiqb[;R˜,o gOh;n(
tSywt;\ x;iNt' k⁄vRiNt hr vwvSvtodkm( 7
a;x;p[tI=e s'gt\ sUnOt;' ce∑;pUte R pu]pxU \í sv;Rn(
Etd(vO¤π pu®WSy;Lpme/so ySy;nXnNvsit b[;˜,o gOhe 8
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KATHA I.1.9 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
itßo r;]IyRdv;TsIgORhe meånXnNb[˜•itiqnRmSy"
nmSteåStu b[˜NSviSt meåStu tSm;Tp[it ]INvr;NvO,I„v 9
x;Nts'kLp" sumn; yq; Sy;√ItmNyug*Rtmo m;i. mOTyo
TvTp[sO∑' m;i.vdeTp[tIt EtT]y;,;' p[qm' vr' vO,e 10
yq; purSt;∫ivt; p[tIt a*∂;likr;®i,mRTp[sO∑"
su%\ r;]I" xiyt; vItmNyuSTv;' ddOixv;NmOTyumu%;Tp[mǔ _m( 11
SvgeR lokÉ n .y' ik˘cn;iSt n t] Tv' n jry; ib.eit
¨.e tITv;Rxn;y;ipp;se xok;itgo modte SvgRlokÉ 12
s Tvmi\ SvGyRmyeiW mOTyo p[b[Uih Tv' ≈∂/;n;y mÁm(
SvgRlok; amOtTv' .jNt Etid(√tIyen vO,e vre, 13
p[ te b[vIim tdu me inbo/ SvGyRmi' nickÉt" p[j;nn(
anNtlok;i¢mqo p[itœ;' iviı Tvmet' iniht' guh;y;m( 14
lok;idmi' tmuv;c tSmw y; î∑k; y;vtIv;R yq; v;
s c;ip tTp[Tyvd¥qoˇ_mq;Sy mOTyu" punrev;h tu∑" 15
tmb[vITp[Iym;,o mh;Tm; vr' tveh;¥ dd;im .Uy"
tvwv n;ª; .ivt;ymi" sO˚;' cem;mnekÂp;' gOh;, 16
i],;ickÉtiS]i.reTy siN/' i]kmR’ˇrit jNmmOTyU
b[˜jD' devmI@‰' ividTv; inc;Yyem;\ x;iNtmTyNtmeit 17
i],;ickÉtS]ymeti√idTv; y Ev' iv√;\ …ínute n;ickÉtm(
s mOTyup;x;Npurt" p[,o¥ xok;itgo modte SvgRlokÉ 18
EW teåinRickÉt" SvGyoR ymvO,Iq; i√tIyen vre,
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Etmi' tvwv p[v+yiNt jn;sStOtIy' vr' nickÉto vO,I„v 19
yey' p[ete ivicikTs; mnu„yeåStITyekÉ n;ymStIit cwkÉ
Eti√¥;mnuix∑STvy;h' vr;,;meW vrStOtIy" 20
devwr];ip ivicikiTst' pur; n ih suivDeym,ureW /mR"
aNy' vr' nickÉto vO,I„v m; moproTsIrit m; sOjwnm( 21
devwr];ip ivicikiTst' ikl Tv' c mOTyo y• suivDeym;Tq
vˇ_; c;Sy Tv;dOgNyo n l>yo n;Nyo vrStuLy EtSy k…ít( 22
xt;yuW" pu]p*];NvO,I„v b˛NpxUNhiStihr

KATHA I.1.29 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
yoåy' vro gU!mnup[iv∑o n;Ny' tSm;•ickÉt; vO,Ite 29
îit p[qmeåy;ye p[qm; vLlI 1
aNyCzπyoåNydutwv p[eySte ¨.e n;n;qe R pu®W\ isnIt"
tyo" ≈ey a;dd;nSy s;/u .vit hIyteåq;R¥ ¨ p[eyo vO,Ite 1
≈eyí p[eyí mnu„ymetSt* s'prITy ivivniˇ_ /Ir"
≈eyo ih /Iroåi. p[eyso vO,Ite p[eyo mNdo yog=em;d(vO,Ite 2
s Tv' ip[y;iNp[yÂp;\í k;m;ni.y;y•ickÉtoåTyß;=I"
nwt;' sO˚;' ivˇmyImv;¢o ySy;' m∆iNt bhvo mnu„y;" 3
dUrmete ivprIte ivWUcI aiv¥; y; c iv¥eit D;t;
iv¥;.IiPsn' nickÉts' mNye n Tv; k;m; bhvoålolupNt 4
aiv¥;y;mNtre vtRm;n;" Svy' /Ir;" pi,@t'mNym;n;"
dN{Mym;,;" piryiNt mU!; aN/enwv nIym;n; yq;N/;" 5
n s;'pr;y" p[it.;it b;l' p[m;¥Nt' ivˇmohen mU!m(
ay' loko n;iSt pr îit m;nI pun" punvRxm;p¥te me 6
≈v,;y;ip b¸i.yoR n l>y" Í

tto my; nickÉt…ítoåirinTyw{RVyw" p[;¢v;niSm inTym( 10
k;mSy;i¢' jgt" p[itœ;' £tor;nNTym.ySy p;rm(
Stommhdu®g;y' p[itœ;' ÎÇ; /OTy; /Iro nickÉtoåTyß;=I" 11
t' dudRx| gU!mnup[iv∑' guh;iht' g◊reœ' pur;,m(
ay;Tmyog;i/gmen dev' mTv; /Iro hWRxok* jh;it 12
EtCΩTv; s'pirgOÁ mTyR" p[vOÁ /MyRm,umetm;Py
s modte modnIy\ ih lBv; ivvOt\ sµ nickÉts' mNye 13
aNy] /m;RdNy];/m;RdNy];Sm;T’t;’t;t(
aNy] .Ut;∞ .Vy;∞ yˇTpXyis t√d 14
sveR ved; yTpdm;mniNt tp;\is sv;Ri, c y√diNt
yidCzNto b[˜cy| criNt tˇe pd\ s'g[he, b[vIMyoimTyett( 15
Etd(yev;=r' b[˜ Etd(yev;=r' prm(
Etd(yev;=r' D;Tv; yo yidCzit tSy tt( 16
Etd;lMbn\ ≈eœmetd;lMbn' prm(
Etd;lMbn' D;Tv; b[˜lokÉ mhIyte 17
n j;yte im[yte v; ivp…í•;y' k⁄t…í• b.Uv k…ít(
ajo inTy" x;êtoåy' pur;,o n hNyte hNym;ne xrIre 18
hNt; ceNmNyte hNtu' htíeNmNyte htm(
¨.* t* n ivj;nIto n;y' hiNt n hNyte 19
k#opinWd( • KATHA UPANISHAD I.2.20
a,or,Iy;Nmhto mhIy;n;Tm;Sy jNtoinRihto guh;y;m(
tm£tu" pXyit vItxoko /;tu" p[s;d;Nmihm;nm;Tmn" 20
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KATHA I.2.21 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
a;sIno dUr' v[jit xy;no y;it svRt"
kSt' md;md' dev' mdNyo D;tumhRit 21
axrIr\ xrIre„vnvSqe„vviSqtm(
mh;Nt' iv.um;Tm;n' mTv; /Iro n xocit 22
n;ym;Tm; p[vcnen l>yo n me/y; n b¸n; ≈uten
ymevwW vO,ute ten l>yStSywW a;Tm; ivvO,ute tnU \ Sv;m( 23
n;ivrto duíirt;•;x;Nto n;sm;iht"
n;x;Ntm;nso v;ip p[D;nenwnm;Pnuy;t( 24
ySy b[˜ c =]' co.e .vt aodn"
mOTyuyRSyopsecn' k îTq; ved y] s" 25
îit p[qmeåy;ye i√tIy; vLlI 2
R
At' ipbNt* su’tSy lokÉ guh;' p[iv∑* prme pr;/e
z;y;tp* b[˜ivdo vdiNt pç;yo ye c i],;ickÉt;" 1
y" seturIj;n;n;m=r' b[˜ yTprm(
a.y' ittIWRt;' p;r' n;ickÉt\ xkÉmih 2
a;Tm;n' riqn' iviı xrIr' rqmev tu
buiı' tu s;riq' iviı mn" p[g[hmev c 3
îiN{y;i, hy;n;¸ivRWy;'SteWu gocr;n(
a;TmeiN{ymnoyǔ _˘ .oˇ_ÉTy;¸mRnIiW," 4
ySTvivD;nv;N.vTyyǔ _Én mns; sd;
tSyeiN{y;

tSyeiN{y;i, vXy;in sdê; îv s;rqe" 6
ySTvivD;nv;N.vTymnSk" sd;xuic"
n s tTpdm;Pnoit s\s;r' c;i/gCzit 7
yStu ivD;nv;N.vit smnSk" sd; xuic"
s tu tTpdm;Pnoit ySm;∫Uyo n j;yte 8
ivD;ns;riqyRStu mn" p[g[hv;•r"
soåvn" p[;rm;Pnoit ti√„,o" pr' pdm( 9
îiN{ye>y" pr; Áq;R aqe R>yí pr' mn"
mnsStu pr; buiıbuRıer;Tm; mh;Npr" 10
mht" prmVyˇ_mVyˇ_;Tpu®W" pr"
pu®W;• pr' ikĭcTs; k;œ; s; pr; git" 11
EW sveRWu .UteWu gU!oTm; n p[k;xte
ÎXyte Tvg[‰y; bud(y; sU+my; sU+mdixRi." 12
yCzπ√;ÑnsI p[;DSt¥CzπJD;n a;Tmin
D;nm;Tmin mhit inyCzπˇ¥CzπCz;Nt a;Tmin 13
¨iˇœt j;g[t p[;Py vr;i•bo/t
=urSy /;r; inixt; durTyy; dug| pqStTkvyo vdiNt 14
axBdmSpxRmÂpmVyy' tq;rs' inTymgN/v∞ yt(
an;¥nNt' mht" pr' /[ uv' inc;Yy t'mOTyumu%;Tp[muCyte 15
n;ickÉtmup;:y;n' mOTyup[oˇ_\ sn;tnm(
¨KTv; ≈uTv; c me/;vI b[˜lokÉ mhIyte 16
k#opinWd( • KATHA UPANISHAD I.3.16
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KATHA I.3.17 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
y îm' prm' guÁ' ≈;vyed(b[˜s'sid
p[yt" ≈;ık;le v; td;nNTy;y kLpte td;nNTy;y kLpt îit 17
îit p[qm;y;ye tOtIy; vLlI sm;¢; 3
îit p[qmoåy;y" sm;¢" 1
pr;iç %;in VytO,TSvy'.UStSm;Tpr;õ pXyit n;Ntr;Tmn(
k…íıIr" p[Tyg;Tm;nmw=d;vǑ c=urmOtTvimCzn( 1
pr;c" k;m;nnuyiNt b;l;Ste mOTyoyRiNt ivttSy p;xm(
aq /Ir; amOtTv' ividTv; /[ uvm/[ uvei„vh n p[;qRyNte 2
yen Âp' rs' gN/' xBd;NSpx;ú\í mwqun;n(
Etenwv ivj;n;it ikm] pirix„yte Et√Ÿ tt( 3
SvPn;Nt' j;girt;Nt' co.* yen;nupXyit
mh;Nt' iv.um;Tm;n' mTv; /Iro n xocit 4
y îm' mvd' ved a;Tm;n' jIvmiNtk;t(
Èx;n' .Ut.VySy n tto ivjuguPste Et√Ÿ tt( 5
y" pUv| tpso j;tmŒ" pUvRmj;yt
guh;' p[ivXy itœNt' yo .Utei.VyRpXyt Et√Ÿ tt( 6
y; p[;,en s'.vTyiditde Rvt;myI
guh;' p[ivXy itœNtI' y; .Utei.VyRj;yt Et√Ÿ tt( 7
ar

ydeveh tdmu] ydmu] tdiNvh
mOTyo" s mOTyum;Pnoit y îh n;nev pXyit 10
mnswvedm;¢Vy' neh n;n;iSt ik˘cn
mOTyo" s mOTy'u gCzit y îh n;nev pXyit 11
a©uœm;]" pu®Wo my a;Tmin itœit
Èx;no .Ut.VySy n tto ivjuguPste Et√Ÿ tt( 12
a©uœm;]" pu®Wo Jyoitirv;/Umk"
Èx;no .Ut.VySy s Ev;¥ s ¨ ê" Et√Ÿ tt( 13
yqodk˘ dugeR vO∑' pvRteWu iv/;vit
Ev' /m;RNpOqk pXy'St;nev;nuiv/;vit 14
yqodk˘ xuıe xuım;isˇ_˘ t;Îgev .vit
Ev' muneivRj;nt a;Tm; .vit g*tm 15
îit i√tIyeåy;ye p[qm; vLlI sm;¢; 1
purmek;dx√;rmjSy;v£cets"
anuœ;y n xocit ivmǔ _í ivmuCyt Et√Ÿ tt( 1
h\s" xuicW√surNtir=sıot; veidWditiqdRuro,st(
nOW√rsÎtsd(VyomsdBj; goj; Atj; ai{j; At' bOht( 2
Ëv| p[;,mu•yTyp;n' p[TygSyit
mye v;mnm;sIn' ivêedev; ¨p;ste 3
aSy ivß'sm;nSy xrIrSqSy deihn"
deh;i√muCym;nSy ikm] pirix„yt Et√Ÿ tt( 4
k#opinWd( • KATHA UPANISHAD II.2.4
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KATHA II.2.5 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
n p[;,en n;p;nen mTyoR jIvit kín
ître, tu jIviNt yiSm•et;vup;i≈t* 5
hNt t îd' p[v+y;im guÁ' b[˜ sn;tnm(
yq; c mr,' p[;Py a;Tm; .vit g*tm 6
yoinmNye p[p¥Nte xrIrTv;y deihn"
Sq;,umNyeånus'yiNt yq;kmR yq;≈utm( 7
y EW su¢eWu j;gitR k;m' k;m' pu®Wo inimRm;,"
tdev xu£˘ td(b[˜ tdev;mOtmuCyte
tiSm\Llok;" i≈t;" sveR tdu n;Tyeit kín Et√Ÿ tt( 8
aiyRqwko .uvn' p[iv∑o Âp' Âp' p[itÂpo b.Uv
EkStq; svR.Ut;Ntr;Tm; Âp' Âp' p[itÂpo bihí 9
v;yuyRqwko .uvn' p[iv∑o Âp' Âp' p[itÂpo b.Uv
EkStq; svR.Ut;Ntr;Tm; Âp' Âp' p[itÂpo bihí 10
sUyoR yq; svRlokSy c=unR ilPyte c;=uWwb;RÁdoWw"
EkStq; svR.Ut;Ntr;Tm; n ilPyte lokdu"%en b;Á" 11
Eko vxI svR.Ut;Ntr;Tm; Ek˘ Âp' b¸/; y" kroit
tm;TmSq' yeånupXyiNt `Ir;SteW;' su%' x;êt' netreW;m( 12
inTyoåinTy;n;' cetníetn;n;meko bų n;' yo ivd/;it k;m;n(
tm;TmSq' yeånupXyiNt /Ir;SteW;' x;iNt" x;êtI netreW;m( 13
tdetidit mNyNteåinde RXy' prm' su%m(
kq' nu ti√j;nIy;' ikmu .;it iv.;it v; 14
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k#opinWd( • KATHA UPANISHAD II.3.9
n t] sUyoR .;it n cN{t;rk˘ nem; iv¥uto .;iNt k⁄toåymi"
tmev .;Ntmnu.;it sv| tSy .;s; svRimd' iv.;it 15
îit i√tIyeåy;ye i√tIy; vLlI sm;¢; 2
ËvRmUloåv;Kx;% EWoåêTq" sn;tn"
tdev xu£˘ td(b[˜ tdev;mOtmuCyte
tiSm\Llok;" i≈t;" sveR tdu n;Tyeit kên Et√Ÿ tt( 1
yidd' ik˘ c jgTsv| p[;, Ejit in"sOtm(
mh∫y' vj[mu¥t' y Eti√durmOt;Ste .viNt 2
.y;dSy;iStpit .y;ˇpit sUyR"
.y;idN{í v;yuí mOTyu/;Rvit pçm" 3
îh cedxkäoıu ' p[;KxrIrSy ivßs"
tt" sgeRWu lokÉWu xrIrTv;y kLpte 4
yq;dqe R tq;Tmin yq; SvPne tq; iptOlokÉ
yq;Psu prIv dÎxe tq; gN/vRlokÉ z;y;tpyoirv b[˜lokÉ 5
îiN{y;,;' pOqG.;vmudy;Stmy* c yt(
pOqguTp¥m;n;n;' mTv; /Iro n xocit 6
îiN{ye>y" pr' mno mns" sÊvmǔ mm(
sÊv;di/ mh;n;Tm; mhtoåVyˇ_mǔ mm( 7
aVyˇ_;ˇu pr" pu®Wo Vy;pkoåil© Ev c
y' D;Tv; muCyte jNturmOtTv' c gCzit 8
n s'Îxe itœit ÂpmSy n c=uW; pXyit kínwnm(
˙d; mnIWI mns;i.KlO¢o y Eti√dursOt;Ste .viNt 9
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KATHA II.3.10 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS
yd; pç;vitœNte D;n;in mns; sh
buiıí n ivce∑it t;m;¸" prm;' gitm( 10
t;' yogimit mNyNte iSqr;imiN{y/;r,;m(
ap[mˇStd; .vit yogo ih p[.v;Pyy* 11
nwv v;c; n mns; p[;¢u' xKyo n c=uW;
aStIit b[ uvtoåNy] kq' tdupl>yte 12
aStITyevoplB/VyStÊv.;ven co.yo"
aStITyevoplB/Sy tÊv.;v" p[sIdit 13
yd; sveR p[muCyNte k;m; yeåSy ˙id i≈t;"
aq mTyoRåmOto .vTy] b[˜ smXnute 14
yd; sveR p[i.¥Nte ˙dySyeh g[Nqy"
aq mTyoRåmOto .vTyet;vd(ynux;snm( 15
xt' cwk; ˙dySy n;@‰St;s;' mU/;Rnmi.in"sOtwk;
tyovRm;y•mOtTvmeit iv„võõNy; ¨T£m,e .viNt 16
a©uœm;]" pu®WoåNtr;Tm; sd; jn;n;' ˙dye s'iniv∑"
t' Sv;CzrIr;Tp[vOheNmuÔ;idveWIk;' /wye R,
t' iv¥;Cz⁄£mmOt' t' iv¥;Cz⁄£mmOtimit 17
mOTyup[oˇ_;' nickÉtoåq lBv; iv¥;met;' yogivi/' c ’Tòm(
b[˜p[;¢o ivrjoå.Ui√mOTyurNyoåPyev' yo ivdy;Tmmev 18
îit i√tIyeåy;ye tOtIy; vLlI sm;¢; 3
îit i√tIyoåy;y" 2
sh n;vvtu
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sh n* .unˇ_⁄
sh vIy| krv;vhw
tejiSvn;v/ItmStu m; ivi√W;vhw
— x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
îit yjuveRdIy; k#opinWTsm;¢;
k#opinWd( • KATHA UPANISHAD II.3.18
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