k#opinWd(

sh n;vvtu
sh n* .un_
sh vIy| krv;vhw
tejiSvn;v/ItmStu m; iviW;vhw
x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
xn( h vw v;jvs" svRvde s' dd*
tSy h nickt; n;m pu] a;s 1
t h km;r sNt' di=,;su nIym;n;su ;ivvex somNyt 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
itIy' tOtIy' t hov;c mOTyve Tv; dd;mIit 4
bn;meim p[qmo bn;meim m?ym"
ik iSvmSy ktRVy' yNmy; kiryit 5
anupXy yq; pUveR p[itpXy tq;pre
sSyimv mTyR" pCyte sSyimv;j;yte pun" 6
vw;nr" p[ivxTyitiqb[;R,o gOh;n(
tSywt; x;iNt' kviR Nt hr vwvSvtodkm( 7
a;x;p[tI=e s'gt sUntO ;' ce;pUtRe pu]pxU sv;Rn(
Etd(vO puWSy;Lpme/so ySy;nXnNvsit b[;,o gOhe 8
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KATHA I.1.9 FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

ito r;]IyRdv;TsIgORhe menXnNb[itiqnRmSy"

nmSteStu b[NSviSt meStu tSm;Tp[it ]INvr;NvO,Iv 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[mu _m( 11
SvgeR lok n .y' ikcn;iSt n t] Tv' n jry; ib.eit
.e tITv;Rxn;y;ipp;se xok;itgo modte SvgRlok 12
s Tvmi SvGyRm?yeiW mOTyo p[bi[U h Tv' /;n;y mm(
SvgRlok; amOtTv' .jNt Etid(tIyen vO,e vre, 13
p[ te b[vIim tdu me inbo/ SvGyRmi' nickt" p[j;nn(
anNtlok;imqo p[it;' ivi Tvmet' iniht' guh;y;m( 14
lok;idmi' tmuv;c tSmw y; k; y;vtIv;R yq; v;
s c;ip tTp[Tyvdqo_mq;Sy mOTyu" punrev;h tu" 15
tmb[vITp[Iym;,o mh;Tm; vr' tveh; dd;im .Uy"
tvwv n;; .ivt;ymi" sO;' cem;mnekp;' gOh;, 16
i],;icktiS]i.reTy siN/' i]kmRrit jNmmOTyU
b[jD' devmI@' ividTv; inc;Yyem; x;iNtmTyNtmeit 17
i],;icktS]ymetiidTv; y Ev' iv; nute n;icktm(
s mOTyup;x;Npurt" p[,o xok;itgo modte SvgRlok 18
EW teinRickt" SvGyoR ymvO,Iq; itIyen vre,
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k#opinWd(

KATHA UPANISHAD I.1.29

Etmi' tvwv p[v+yiNt jn;sStOtIy' vr' nickto vO,Iv 19

yey' p[te e ivicikTs; mnuyeStITyek n;ymStIit cwk
Eti;mnuixSTvy;h' vr;,;meW vrStOtIy" 20
devwr];ip ivicikiTst' pur; n ih suivDeym,urWe /mR"
aNy' vr' nickto vO,Iv m; moproTsIrit m; sOjwnm( 21
devwr];ip ivicikiTst' ikl Tv' c mOTyo y suivDeym;Tq
v_; c;Sy Tv;dOgNyo n l>yo n;Nyo vrStuLy EtSy kt( 22
xt;yuW" pu]p*];NvO,Iv bNpxUNhiStihr<ym;n(
.Umme hR d;ytn' vO,Iv Svy' c jIv xrdo y;vidCzis 23
EtuLy' yid mNyse vr' vO,Iv iv' icrjIivk;' c
mh;.Um* nicktSTvmei/ k;m;n;' Tv; k;m.;j' kroim 24
ye ye k;m; dul.R ; mTyRlok sv;RNk;m;XzNdt" p[;qRySv
m; r;m;" srq;" stUy;R n hIx; lM.nIy; mnuyw"
a;i.mRTp[;i." pirc;rySv nickto mr,' m;nup[;=I" 25
o.;v; mTyRSy ydNtktTsveiR N{y;,;' jryiNt tej"
aip sv| jIivtmLpmev tvwv v;h;Stv nOTygIte 26
n iven tpR,Iyo mnuyo lPSy;mhe ivm{;+m cev;
jIivy;mo y;vdIixyis Tv' vrStu me vr,Iy" s Ev 27
ajIyRt;mmOt;n;mupeTy jIyRNmTyR" Kv/"Sq" p[j;nn(
ai.?y;yNv,Rritp[mod;nitdI`eR jIivte ko rmet 28
yiSmid' ivicikTsiNt mOTyo yTs;'pr;ye mhit b[iU h nStt(
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KATHA I.1.29 FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

yoy' vro gU!mnupi[ vo n;Ny' tSm;ickt; vO,Ite 29

it p[qme?y;ye p[qm; vLlI 1
aNyCzyoNydutwv p[ye Ste .e n;n;qeR puW isnIt"
tyo" ey a;dd;nSy s;/u .vit hIyteq;R p[ye o vO,Ite 1
ey p[ye mnuymetSt* s'prITy ivivni_ /Ir"
eyo ih /Iroi. p[ye so vO,Ite p[ye o mNdo yog=em;d(vO,Ite 2
s Tv' ip[y;iNp[yp; k;m;ni.?y;yicktoTy;=I"
nwt;' sO;' ivmyImv;o ySy;' miNt bhvo mnuy;" 3
dUrmete ivprIte ivWUcI aiv; y; c iveit D;t;
iv;.IiPsn' nickts' mNye n Tv; k;m; bhvololupNt 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' ivmohen mU!m(
ay' loko n;iSt pr it m;nI pun" punvRxm;pte me 6
v,;y;ip bi.yoR n l>y" <vNtoip bhvo y' n ivu"
a;yoR v_; kxloSy lB/;yoR D;t; kxl;nuix" 7
n nre,;vre, p[o_ EW suivDeyo b/; icNTym;n"
anNyp[o_ gitr] n;STy,Iy;NtKyRm,up[m;,;t( 8
nwW; tk, mitr;pney; p[o_;Nyenwv suD;n;y p[e
y;' Tvm;p" sTy/OitbRt;is Tv;no .Uy;ickt" p[; 9
j;n;Myh xevi/irTyinTy' n /[uvw" p[;Pyte ih /[uv' tt(
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k#opinWd(

KATHA UPANISHAD I.2.20

tto my; nickttoirinTyw{RVyw" p[;v;niSm inTym( 10

k;mSy;i' jgt" p[it;' tor;nNTym.ySy p;rm(
Stommhdug;y' p[it;' ; /OTy; /Iro nicktoTy;=I" 11
t' dudx
R | gU!mnupi[ v' guh;iht' gre' pur;,m(
a?y;Tmyog;i/gmen dev' mTv; /Iro hWRxok* jh;it 12
EtCTv; s'pirgO mTyR" p[vO /MyRm,umte m;Py
s modte modnIy ih lB?v; ivvOt s nickts' mNye 13
aNy] /m;RdNy];/m;RdNy];Sm;Tt;t;t(
aNy] .Ut; .Vy; yTpXyis td 14
sveR ved; yTpdm;mniNt tp;is sv;Ri, c ydiNt
yidCzNto b[cy| criNt te pd s'g[h,e b[vIMyoimTyett( 15
Etd(?yev;=r' b[ Etd(?yev;=r' prm(
Etd(?yev;=r' D;Tv; yo yidCzit tSy tt( 16
Etd;lMbn emetd;lMbn' prm(
Etd;lMbn' D;Tv; b[lok mhIyte 17
n j;yte im[yte v; ivp;y' kt b.Uv kt(
ajo inTy" x;toy' pur;,o n hNyte hNym;ne xrIre 18
hNt; ceNmNyte hNtu' hteNmNyte htm(
.* t* n ivj;nIto n;y' hiNt n hNyte 19
a,or,Iy;Nmhto mhIy;n;Tm;Sy jNtoinRihto guh;y;m(
tmtu" 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 xrIrevnvSqevviSqtm(
mh;Nt' iv.um;Tm;n' mTv; /Iro n xocit 22
n;ym;Tm; p[vcnen l>yo n me/y; n bn; utne
ymevwW vO,ute ten l>yStSywW a;Tm; ivvO,ute tnU Sv;m( 23
n;ivrto duirt;;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 Tq; ved y] s" 25
it p[qme?y;ye itIy; vLlI 2
At' ipbNt* sutSy lok guh;' p[iv* prme pr;/eR
z;y;tp* b[ivdo vdiNt p;yo ye c i],;ickt;" 1
y" seturIj;n;n;m=r' b[ yTprm(
a.y' ittIWRt;' p;r' n;ickt xkmih 2
a;Tm;n' riqn' ivi xrIr' rqmev tu
bui' tu s;riq' ivi mn" p[g[hmev c 3
iN{y;i, hy;n;ivRWy;'SteWu gocr;n(
a;TmeiN{ymnoyu_ .o_Ty;mRnIiW," 4
ySTvivD;nv;N.vTyyu_n mns; sd;
tSyeiN{y;<yvXy;in du;; v s;rqe" 5
yStu ivD;nv;N.vit yu_n mns; sd;
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k#opinWd(

KATHA UPANISHAD I.3.16

tSyeiN{y;i, vXy;in sd; v s;rqe" 6

ySTvivD;nv;N.vTymnSk" sd;xuic"
n s tTpdm;Pnoit ss;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"
so?vn" p[;rm;Pnoit ti,o" pr' pdm( 9
iN{ye>y" pr; q;R aqeR>y pr' mn"
mnsStu pr; buibu
R re ;Tm; mh;Npr" 10
mht" prmVy_mVy_;TpuW" pr"
puW; pr' ikicTs; k;; s; pr; git" 11
EW sveRWu .UtWe u gU!oTm; n p[k;xte
Xyte Tvg[y; bud?( y; sU+my; sU+mdixRi." 12
yCz;nsI p[;DStCzJD;n a;Tmin
D;nm;Tmin mhit inyCzCzCz;Nt a;Tmin 13
it j;g[t p[;Py vr;ibo/t
=urSy /;r; inixt; durTyy; dug| pqStTkvyo vdiNt 14
axBdmSpxRmpmVyy' tq;rs' inTymgN/v yt(
an;nNt' mht" pr' /[uv' inc;Yy t'mOTyumu%;Tp[mCu yte 15
n;icktmup;:y;n' mOTyup[o_ sn;tnm(
KTv; uTv; c me/;vI b[lok mhIyte 16
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KATHA I.3.17 FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

y m' prm' gu' ;vyedb( [s'sid

p[yt" ;k;le v; td;nNTy;y kLpte td;nNTy;y kLpt it 17
it p[qm;?y;ye tOtIy; vLlI sm;; 3
it p[qmo?y;y" sm;" 1
pr;i %;in VytO,TSvy'.SU tSm;Tpr; pXyit n;Ntr;Tmn(
kIr" p[Tyg;Tm;nmw=d;vOc=urmOtTvimCzn( 1
pr;c" k;m;nnuyiNt b;l;Ste mOTyoyRiNt ivttSy p;xm(
aq /Ir; amOtTv' ividTv; /[uvm/[uveivh n p[;qRyNte 2
yen p' rs' gN/' xBd;NSpx; mwqun;n(
Etenwv ivj;n;it ikm] pirixyte Et tt( 3
SvPn;Nt' j;girt;Nt' co.* yen;nupXyit
mh;Nt' iv.um;Tm;n' mTv; /Iro n xocit 4
y m' m?vd' ved a;Tm;n' jIvmiNtk;t(
x;n' .Ut.VySy n tto ivjuguPste Et tt( 5
y" pUv| tpso j;tm" pUvRmj;yt
guh;' p[ivXy itNt' yo .Utei.VyRpXyt Et tt( 6
y; p[;,en s'.vTyiditdevR t;myI
guh;' p[ivXy itNtI' y; .Utei.VyRj;yt Et tt( 7
ar<yoinRihto j;tved; g.R v su.tO o gi.R,Ii."
deve idv @o j;gOvihRivmimRnu yei.ri" Et tt( 8
ytodeit sUyoRSt' y] c gCzit
t' dev;" sveiR pRt;Stdu n;Tyeit kn Et tt( 9
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k#opinWd(

KATHA UPANISHAD II.2.4

ydevhe tdmu] ydmu] tdiNvh

mOTyo" s mOTyum;Pnoit y h n;nev pXyit 10
mnswvde m;Vy' neh n;n;iSt ikcn
mOTyo" s mOTy'u gCzit y h n;nev pXyit 11
aum;]" puWo m?y a;Tmin itit
x;no .Ut.VySy n tto ivjuguPste Et tt( 12
aum;]" puWo Jyoitirv;/Umk"
x;no .Ut.VySy s Ev; s " Et tt( 13
yqodk dugeR vO' pvRtWe u iv/;vit
Ev' /m;RNpOqk pXy'St;nev;nuiv/;vit 14
yqodk xue xum;is_ t;gev .vit
Ev' muneivRj;nt a;Tm; .vit g*tm 15
it itIye?y;ye p[qm; vLlI sm;; 1
purmek;dx;rmjSy;vcets"
anu;y n xocit ivmu_ ivmuCyt Et tt(

hs" xuicWsurNtir=sot; veidWditiqdRuro,st(

nOWrstsd(VyomsdBj; goj; Atj; ai{j; At' bOht( 2
?v| p[;,muyTyp;n' p[TygSyit
m?ye v;mnm;sIn' ivedve ; p;ste 3
aSy iv'sm;nSy xrIrSqSy deihn"
deh;imuCym;nSy ikm] pirixyt Et tt( 4
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KATHA II.2.5 FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

n p[;,en n;p;nen mTyoR jIvit kn

tre, tu jIviNt yiSmet;vup;it* 5
hNt t d' p[v+y;im gu' b[ sn;tnm(
yq; c mr,' p[;Py a;Tm; .vit g*tm 6
yoinmNye p[pNte xrIrTv;y deihn"
Sq;,umNyenusy' iNt yq;kmR yq;utm( 7
y EW suWe u j;gitR k;m' k;m' puWo inimRm;,"
tdev xu td(b[ tdev;mOtmuCyte
tiSmLlok;" it;" sveR tdu n;Tyeit kn Et tt( 8
aiyRqwko .uvn' p[ivo p' p' p[itpo b.Uv
EkStq; svR.tU ;Ntr;Tm; p' p' p[itpo bih 9
v;yuyqR wko .uvn' p[ivo p' p' p[itpo b.Uv
EkStq; svR.tU ;Ntr;Tm; p' p' p[itpo bih 10
sUyoR yq; svRlokSy c=unR ilPyte c;=uWwb;RdoWw"
EkStq; svR.tU ;Ntr;Tm; n ilPyte lokdu"%en b;" 11
Eko vxI svR.tU ;Ntr;Tm; Ek p' b/; y" kroit
tm;TmSq' yenupXyiNt `Ir;SteW;' su%' x;t' netreW;m( 12
inTyoinTy;n;' cetnetn;n;meko bun;' yo ivd/;it k;m;n(
tm;TmSq' yenupXyiNt /Ir;SteW;' x;iNt" x;tI netreW;m( 13
tdetidit mNyNteindeRXy' prm' su%m(
kq' nu tij;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; ivuto .;iNt ktoymi"

tmev .;Ntmnu.;it sv| tSy .;s; svRimd' iv.;it 15
it itIye?y;ye itIy; vLlI sm;; 2
?vRml
U ov;Kx;% EWoTq" sn;tn"
tdev xu td(b[ tdev;mOtmuCyte
tiSmLlok;" it;" sveR tdu n;Tyeit kn Et tt( 1
yidd' ik c jgTsv| p[;, Ejit in"sOtm(
mhy' vj[mut' y EtidurmOt;Ste .viNt 2
.y;dSy;iStpit .y;pit sUy"R
.y;idN{ v;yu mOTyu/;Rvit pm" 3
h cedxkou' p[;KxrIrSy ivs"
tt" sgeRWu lokWu xrIrTv;y kLpte 4
yq;dqeR tq;Tmin yq; SvPne tq; iptOlok
yq;Psu prIv dxe tq; gN/vRlok z;y;tpyoirv b[lok 5
iN{y;,;' pOqG.;vmudy;Stmy* c yt(
pOqguTpm;n;n;' mTv; /Iro n xocit 6
iN{ye>y" pr' mno mns" svmumm(
sv;di/ mh;n;Tm; mhtoVy_mumm( 7
aVy_;u pr" puWo Vy;pkoil Ev c
y' D;Tv; muCyte jNturmOtTv' c gCzit 8
n s'xe itit pmSy n c=uW; pXyit knwnm(
d; mnIWI mns;i.KlOo y EtidursOt;Ste .viNt

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KATHA II.3.10 FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

yd; p;vitNte D;n;in mns; sh

bui n ivceit t;m;" prm;' gitm( 10
t;' yogimit mNyNte iSqr;imiN{y/;r,;m(
ap[mStd; .vit yogo ih p[.v;Pyy* 11
nwv v;c; n mns; p[;u' xKyo n c=uW;
aStIit b[uvtoNy] kq' tdupl>yte 12
aStITyevoplB/VyStv.;ven co.yo"
aStITyevoplB/Sy tv.;v" p[sIdit 13
yd; sveR p[mCu yNte k;m; yeSy id it;"
aq mTyoRmOto .vTy] b[ smXnute 14
yd; sveR p[i.Nte dySyeh g[Nqy"
aq mTyoRmOto .vTyet;vd(?ynux;snm( 15
xt' cwk; dySy n;@St;s;' mU/;Rnmi.in"sOtwk;
tyo?vRm;ymOtTvmeit ivvNy; Tm,e .viNt 16
aum;]" puWoNtr;Tm; sd; jn;n;' dye s'iniv"
t' Sv;CzrIr;Tp[vhO eNmu;idveWIk;' /wy,Re
t' iv;CzmmOt' t' iv;CzmmOtimit 17
mOTyup[o_;' nicktoq lB?v; iv;met;' yogivi/' c Tm(
b[p[;o ivrjo.UimOTyurNyoPyev' yo ivd?y;Tmmev 18
it itIye?y;ye tOtIy; vLlI sm;; 3
it itIyo?y;y" 2
sh n;vvtu
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k#opinWd(

KATHA UPANISHAD II.3.18

sh n* .un_
sh vIy| krv;vhw
tejiSvn;v/ItmStu m; iviW;vhw
x;iNt" x;iNt" x;iNt"
it yjuveRdIy; k#opinWTsm;;

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