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त य ह न चकेता नाम पु आस ।। 1.1.1 ।।

+Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।1.1.1।। त ा या यका व या तु यथा। उशन ् कामयमानः। ह वै इ त व ृ ाथ मरणाथ नपातौ। वाजम ् अ नम ्?

त दाना द न म ं वो यशो य य सः वाज वाः? ढतो वा त याप यं वाज वसः। सः वाज वसः कल व विजता
सवमेधेनेजे त फलं कामयमानः। सः ति म तौ सववेदसं सव वं धनं ददौ द वान ्। त य यजमान य ह न चकेता
नाम पु ः कल आस बभव ू ।।

+English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami

Gambirananda

।।1.1.1।।.Usan, being desirous of ; ha and vai (eivalent to-once upon a time) are two
indeclinable particles, recalling to mind what happened before. Vajasrava in he whose
sravah, fame, is conseent on the giving of vajam, food. Or it is a proper name. His son,
Vajasravasa, being desirous of the fruit of the sacrifice, performed the Visvajit sacrifice in
which all is given away. In that sacrifice, he dadau, gave away; sarvevedasam, all (his)
wealth. Tasya, of him, of that performer of sacrifice; asa, there was; ha, as the story goes;
naciketa nama putrah, a son named Naciketa.

#​Swami-Sivananda

।। 1.1.1।।. Usan- desirous (of heavenly rewards); Vajasravasah-‘Vaja’ means food, ‘Srava’
means fame. It literally means a person who has attained fame by making charitable gift of
food. Or it may be a proper name. The son of Vajasrava is Vajasravasah. Vajasravasah
performed the visvajit sacrifice. ‘Visvajit’ is a kind of sacrifice in which the performer is
reired to make a gift of all his possessions and wealth. This sacarifice was generally
performed by kings when they returned after conering kingdoms (Dugvijaya). It could also
be performed by Brahmanas.

#Swami-Gambirananda

।।1.1.1।। Once upon a time, the son of Vajasrava, being desirous of fruit, gave away
everything. He had, as the story goes, a son named Naciketa.

#Swami Sivananda

।।1.1.1।।. Once, desirous of heaven, the son of Vajasrava (Gautama) gave (in a sacrifice) all
that he possessed. He had a son Nachiketas by name.