{
  "id": "upanishads/katha.2.1.2",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/katha.2.1.2/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "katha.2.1.2",
  "speaker": "Kaṭha Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "पराचः कामाननुयन्ति बाला-\nस्ते मृत्योर्यन्ति विततस्य पाशम् ।\nअथ धीरा अमृतत्वं विदित्वा\nध्रुवमध्रुवेष्विह न प्रार्थयन्ते ॥ २.१.२ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "parācaḥ kāmānanuyanti bālā-\nste mṛtyoryanti vitatasya pāśam |\natha dhīrā amṛtatvaṃ viditvā\ndhruvamadhruveṣviha na prārthayante || 2.1.2 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "parācaḥ",
      "meaning": "outward-going",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kāmān",
      "meaning": "desires",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anuyanti",
      "meaning": "follow after",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bālāḥ",
      "meaning": "the foolish",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "they",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mṛtyoḥ",
      "meaning": "of death",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yanti",
      "meaning": "go",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vitatasya",
      "meaning": "of the wide-spread",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pāśam",
      "meaning": "snare",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "atha",
      "meaning": "but",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhīrāḥ",
      "meaning": "the steady, wise",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "amṛtatvam",
      "meaning": "immortality",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "viditvā",
      "meaning": "having known",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhruvam",
      "meaning": "the enduring",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "adhruveṣu",
      "meaning": "among the transient",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iha",
      "meaning": "here",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prārthayante",
      "meaning": "seek, ask for",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "बाह्य विषयों की ओर जाने वाले मूर्ख लोग संसार-व्यापी मृत्यु के फंदे में पड़ते हैं। किंतु धीर पुरुष अमरत्व को जानकर इस अनित्य संसार में नित्य (ध्रुव) को नहीं माँगते।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "வெளிமுகமாகச் செல்லும் ஆசைகளைப் பின்தொடரும் அறிவிலிகள் பரவியிருக்கும் மரணத்தின் கயிற்றில் சிக்குகின்றனர். ஆனால் தெளிந்த அறிவுள்ளோர் அமிர்தத்தன்மையை அறிந்து, இங்கே அழியும் பொருள்களுக்கிடையில் நிலையானதை வேண்டுவதில்லை.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "బయటివైపు పోయే కోరికలను అనుసరించే మూర్ఖులు విస్తరించిన మృత్యువు పాశంలో చిక్కుకుంటారు. కానీ ధీరులు అమృతత్వాన్ని తెలుసుకుని, ఇక్కడ అశాశ్వతాల మధ్య శాశ్వతాన్ని కోరరు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಹೊರಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗುವ ಆಸೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಮೂಢರು ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾದ ಮೃತ್ಯುವಿನ ಪಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಧೀರರು ಅಮೃತತ್ವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅಶಾಶ್ವತಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಶಾಶ್ವತವನ್ನು ಬೇಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "പുറത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്ന ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ പിന്തുടരുന്ന മൂഢന്മാർ വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന മൃത്യുവിന്റെ പാശത്തിൽ വീഴുന്നു. എന്നാൽ ധീരന്മാർ അമൃതത്വം അറിഞ്ഞ്, ഇവിടെ അനിത്യങ്ങളിൽ നിത്യമായതിനെ യാചിക്കുന്നില്ല.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "বহির্মুখী কামনার অনুসারী অজ্ঞেরা বিস্তৃত মৃত্যুর পাশে জড়িয়ে পড়ে। কিন্তু ধীর ব্যক্তিরা অমৃতত্ব জেনে, এই অনিত্যের মধ্যে নিত্যকে প্রার্থনা করেন না।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "बाह्य विषयांच्या कामनांच्या मागे लागणारे मूर्ख लोक पसरलेल्या मृत्यूच्या पाशात अडकतात. परंतु धीर पुरुष अमृतत्व जाणून, येथील अनित्यांमध्ये नित्याची याचना करत नाहीत.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "બહારની તરફ જતી કામનાઓને અનુસરનારા મૂર્ખો ફેલાયેલા મૃત્યુના પાશમાં પડે છે. પરંતુ ધીર પુરુષો અમૃતત્વને જાણીને, અહીં અધ્રુવોમાં ધ્રુવને માગતા નથી.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਬਾਹਰ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਲੱਗਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਫੈਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਮੌਤ ਦੇ ਫੰਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਸਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਧੀਰ ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਅਮਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ, ਇੱਥੇ ਨਾਸ਼ਵਾਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਟੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਗਦੇ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ବାହ୍ୟ ଇଚ୍ଛାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଥିବା ମୂର୍ଖମାନେ ବିସ୍ତୃତ ମୃତ୍ୟୁର ପାଶରେ ପଡ଼ନ୍ତି। କିନ୍ତୁ ଧୀର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିମାନେ ଅମୃତତ୍ୱ ଜାଣି, ଏଠାରେ ଅଧ୍ରୁବମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଧ୍ରୁବକୁ ଯାଚନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "باہر کی طرف جانے والی خواہشات کے پیچھے چلنے والے نادان پھیلے ہوئے موت کے پھندے میں پھنستے ہیں۔ لیکن دانا لوگ امرتّو کو جان کر، یہاں فانی چیزوں کے درمیان لازوال کو نہیں مانگتے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "The foolish follow outward-going desires and fall into the wide-spread snare of death. But the steady ones, knowing immortality (amṛtatva), do not seek the enduring (dhruva) among the transient things here.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Los necios siguen los deseos que se dirigen hacia fuera y caen en el lazo extendido de la muerte. Pero los sabios firmes, conociendo la inmortalidad (amṛtatva), no buscan lo permanente (dhruva) entre las cosas transitorias de aquí.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Les insensés suivent les désirs tournés vers l'extérieur et tombent dans le filet étendu de la mort. Mais les sages fermes, ayant connu l'immortalité (amṛtatva), ne recherchent pas l'éternel (dhruva) parmi les choses périssables d'ici.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Die Törichten folgen den nach außen gerichteten Begierden und geraten in die weit ausgespannte Schlinge des Todes. Die Standhaften aber, die die Unsterblichkeit (amṛtatva) erkannt haben, erbitten hier unter dem Vergänglichen nicht das Beständige (dhruva).",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Os tolos seguem os desejos voltados para fora e caem no laço estendido da morte. Mas os firmes, tendo conhecido a imortalidade (amṛtatva), não buscam o eterno (dhruva) entre as coisas transitórias daqui.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Глупцы следуют за желаниями, направленными вовне, и попадают в широко простёртую петлю смерти. Но стойкие, познав бессмертие (amṛtatva), не ищут здесь вечного (dhruva) среди преходящего.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "愚人追随向外的欲望，落入遍布的死亡罗网。而智者既已认知不死（amṛtatva），便不在此无常之中祈求那恒常（dhruva）。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "外へ向かう欲望に従う愚かな者たちは、張り広げられた死の罠に落ちる。しかし賢者は不死（amṛtatva）を知り、ここで無常のものの中に常住（dhruva）を求めない。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "يتبع الجهلاء الرغبات المتجهة إلى الخارج فيقعون في شَرَك الموت المبسوط، أما الثابتون فيعلمون الخلود (amṛtatva) ولا يطلبون الدائم (dhruva) بين الفانيات هنا.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Orang-orang bodoh mengikuti keinginan yang mengarah ke luar dan jatuh ke dalam jerat maut yang terbentang luas. Tetapi orang-orang bijak yang teguh, setelah mengetahui keabadian (amṛtatva), tidak memohon yang kekal (dhruva) di antara yang fana di sini.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "คนโง่เขลาย่อมไล่ตามกามที่มุ่งออกภายนอก และตกลงในบ่วงแห่งความตายที่แผ่ไปกว้างขวาง ส่วนผู้มีปัญญามั่นคงเมื่อรู้จักอมตภาพแล้ว ย่อมไม่แสวงหาสิ่งที่มั่นคงในบรรดาสิ่งที่ไม่เที่ยงในโลกนี้",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Kaṭha Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “कठोपनिषत्/द्वितीयोध्यायः/प्रथमवल्ली” (revision 403126)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%2F%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83%2F%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80&oldid=403126"
  },
  "topics": [
    "desire",
    "death",
    "immortality",
    "wisdom"
  ],
  "citation": "Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.1.2. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/katha.2.1.2/"
}