{
  "id": "upanishads/katha.2.2.14",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/katha.2.2.14/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "katha.2.2.14",
  "speaker": "Kaṭha Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "तदेतदिति मन्यन्तेऽनिर्देश्यं परमं सुखम् ।\nकथं नु तद्विजानीयां किमु भाति विभाति वा ॥ २.२.१४ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "tadetaditi manyante'nirdeśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham |\nkathaṃ nu tadvijānīyāṃ kimu bhāti vibhāti vā || 2.2.14 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manyante",
      "meaning": "they think, they consider",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anirdeśyaṃ",
      "meaning": "indescribable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "paramaṃ",
      "meaning": "supreme",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sukham",
      "meaning": "bliss",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "katham",
      "meaning": "how",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu",
      "meaning": "then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vijānīyām",
      "meaning": "might I know",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "whether",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "or",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhāti",
      "meaning": "shines",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vibhāti",
      "meaning": "shines forth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vā",
      "meaning": "or",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "'यह वही है' ऐसा वे मानते हैं, जो अनिर्देश्य परम सुख है। मैं उसे कैसे जानूँ? क्या वह प्रकाशित होता है, या वह भासित होता है?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "'அதுவே இது' என்று அவர்கள் கருதுகின்றனர் — விவரிக்க இயலாத பரம இன்பம். அதை நான் எப்படி அறிவேன்? அது ஒளிர்கிறதா, அல்லது விளங்கித் தோன்றுகிறதா?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "'అదే ఇది' అని వారు భావిస్తారు — వర్ణింపరాని పరమ సుఖం. దానిని నేను ఎలా తెలుసుకోగలను? అది ప్రకాశిస్తుందా, లేక వెలుగుతూ భాసిస్తుందా?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "'ಅದೇ ಇದು' ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ — ವರ್ಣಿಸಲಾಗದ ಪರಮ ಸುಖ. ಅದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಹೇಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಲಿ? ಅದು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯೇ, ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳಗಿ ತೋರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "'അതുതന്നെ ഇതാണ്' എന്ന് അവർ കരുതുന്നു — വിവരിക്കാനാവാത്ത പരമസുഖം. അതിനെ ഞാൻ എങ്ങനെ അറിയും? അത് പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നുവോ, അതോ തിളങ്ങി വിളങ്ങുന്നുവോ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "'এটিই সেটি' বলে তারা মনে করে — অনির্দেশ্য পরম সুখ। আমি তাকে কীভাবে জানব? সে কি প্রকাশ পায়, না কি বিশেষভাবে ভাসে?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "'तेच हे' असे ते मानतात — अनिर्देश्य परम सुख. मी ते कसे जाणू? ते प्रकाशते का, की विशेषत्वाने भासते?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "'તે જ આ' એમ તેઓ માને છે — અનિર્દેશ્ય પરમ સુખ. હું તેને કેવી રીતે જાણું? તે પ્રકાશે છે કે વિશેષ રૂપે ભાસે છે?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "'ਉਹੀ ਇਹ ਹੈ' ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਹ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹਨ — ਅਣਦੱਸਿਆ ਪਰਮ ਸੁਖ। ਮੈਂ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਜਾਣਾਂ? ਕੀ ਉਹ ਚਮਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਸਦਾ ਹੈ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "'ତାହା ହିଁ ଏହା' ବୋଲି ସେମାନେ ମାନନ୍ତି — ଅନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ ପରମ ସୁଖ। ମୁଁ ତାହାକୁ କିପରି ଜାଣିବି? ସେ କି ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଏ, ନା ବିଶେଷ ରୂପେ ଭାସେ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "'یہی وہ ہے' یہ وہ مانتے ہیں — ناقابلِ بیان اعلیٰ سکھ۔ میں اسے کیسے جانوں؟ کیا وہ روشن ہوتا ہے، یا چمکتا ہوا ظاہر ہوتا ہے؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "They consider it thus: 'That, this,' the indescribable supreme bliss. How then could I know it? Does it shine, or does it shine forth?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Piensan: 'Eso es esto', la indescriptible dicha suprema. ¿Cómo podría yo conocerla? ¿Brilla, o resplandece?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Ils pensent : « Cela, c'est ceci », l'indicible félicité suprême. Comment pourrais-je donc le connaître ? Brille-t-il, ou resplendit-il ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Sie halten dafür: »Das ist dies«, das unaussprechliche höchste Glück. Wie könnte ich es also erkennen? Leuchtet es, oder strahlt es hervor?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Eles consideram: 'Aquilo, isto', a indizível felicidade suprema. Como, então, eu poderia conhecê-la? Ela brilha, ou resplandece?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Они полагают: «Это и есть то», неизреченное высшее блаженство. Как же мне это познать? Сияет ли оно, или же светит, являя себя?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "他们认为：'那就是这个'，即不可言说的至上之乐。我怎样才能知道它呢？它是发光，还是显现地照耀？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "「それがこれだ」と彼らは考える。言葉で表せない至上の喜びを。では私はどうしてそれを知ることができようか。それは輝くのか、それとも現れて輝くのか。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "يرون أن 'ذاك هو هذا'، السعادة العليا التي لا توصف. فكيف لي أن أعرفها؟ أهي تشرق، أم تتجلى وتضيء؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Mereka menganggap: 'Itu adalah ini', kebahagiaan tertinggi yang tak terlukiskan. Bagaimana aku dapat mengetahuinya? Apakah ia bersinar, atau memancar terang?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "พวกเขาพิจารณาว่า นั่นคืออย่างนี้ คือ นั่น นี่ ความสุขสูงสุดที่ไม่อาจพรรณนาได้ ข้าพเจ้าจะรู้จักสิ่งนั้นได้อย่างไร สิ่งนั้นส่องแสงอยู่หรือปรากฏออกมาเอง",
      "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/द्वितीयवल्ली” (revision 403132)",
    "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%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80&oldid=403132"
  },
  "topics": [
    "brahman",
    "bliss",
    "unspeakable"
  ],
  "citation": "Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.14. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/katha.2.2.14/"
}