Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 4.5.6

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Yājñavalkya to Maitreyī

स होवाच ।
न वा अरे पत्युः कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवति ।
न वा अरे जायायै कामाय जाया प्रिया भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय जाया प्रिया भवति ।
न वा अरे पुत्राणां कामाय पुत्राः प्रिया भवन्त्यात्मनस्तु कामाय पुत्राः प्रिया भवन्ति ।
न वा अरे वित्तस्य कामाय वित्तं प्रियं भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय वित्तं प्रियं भवति ।
न वा अरे पशूनां कामाय पशवः प्रियं भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय पशवः प्रियं भवति ।
न वा अरे ब्रह्मणः कामाय ब्रह्म प्रियं भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय ब्रह्म प्रियं भवति ।
न वा अरे क्षत्रस्य कामाय क्षत्रं प्रियं भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय क्षत्रं प्रियं भवति ।
न वा अरे लोकानां कामाय लोकाः प्रिया भवन्त्यात्मनस्तु कामाय लोकाः प्रिया भवन्ति ।
न वा अरे देवानां कामाय देवाः प्रिया भवन्त्यात्मनस्तु कामाय देवाः प्रिया भवन्ति ।
न वा अरे वेदानां कामाय वेदाः प्रिया भवन्त्यात्मनस्तु कामाय वेदाः प्रिया भवन्ति ।
न वा अरे भूतानां कामाय भूतानि प्रियाणि भवन्त्यात्मनस्तु कामाय भूतानि प्रियाणि भवन्ति ।
न वा अरे सर्वस्य कामाय सर्वं प्रियं भवत्यात्मनस्तु कामाय सर्वं प्रियं भवति ।
आत्मा वा अरे द्रष्टव्यः श्रोतव्यो मन्तव्यो निदिध्यासितव्यो मैत्रेयि ।
आत्मनि खल्वरे दृष्टे श्रुते मते विज्ञात इदं सर्वं विदितम् ॥ ४.५.६ ॥

sa hovāca |
na vā are patyuḥ kāmāya patiḥ priyo bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya patiḥ priyo bhavati |
na vā are jāyāyai kāmāya jāyā priyā bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya jāyā priyā bhavati |
na vā are putrāṇāṃ kāmāya putrāḥ priyā bhavantyātmanastu kāmāya putrāḥ priyā bhavanti |
na vā are vittasya kāmāya vittaṃ priyaṃ bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya vittaṃ priyaṃ bhavati |
na vā are paśūnāṃ kāmāya paśavaḥ priyaṃ bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya paśavaḥ priyaṃ bhavati |
na vā are brahmaṇaḥ kāmāya brahma priyaṃ bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya brahma priyaṃ bhavati |
na vā are kṣatrasya kāmāya kṣatraṃ priyaṃ bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya kṣatraṃ priyaṃ bhavati |
na vā are lokānāṃ kāmāya lokāḥ priyā bhavantyātmanastu kāmāya lokāḥ priyā bhavanti |
na vā are devānāṃ kāmāya devāḥ priyā bhavantyātmanastu kāmāya devāḥ priyā bhavanti |
na vā are vedānāṃ kāmāya vedāḥ priyā bhavantyātmanastu kāmāya vedāḥ priyā bhavanti |
na vā are bhūtānāṃ kāmāya bhūtāni priyāṇi bhavantyātmanastu kāmāya bhūtāni priyāṇi bhavanti |
na vā are sarvasya kāmāya sarvaṃ priyaṃ bhavatyātmanastu kāmāya sarvaṃ priyaṃ bhavati |
ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyāsitavyo maitreyi |
ātmani khalvare dṛṣṭe śrute mate vijñāta idaṃ sarvaṃ viditam || 4.5.6 ||

Word by word

sa

he

ha

indeed

uvāca

said

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

patyuḥ

of a husband

kāmāya

for the sake of

patiḥ

husband

priyaḥ

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

patiḥ

husband

priyaḥ

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

jāyāyai

of a wife

kāmāya

for the sake of

jāyā

wife

priyā

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

jāyā

wife

priyā

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

putrāṇām

of sons

kāmāya

for the sake of

putrāḥ

sons

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

putrāḥ

sons

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

vittasya

of wealth

kāmāya

for the sake of

vittam

wealth

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

vittam

wealth

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

paśūnām

of cattle

kāmāya

for the sake of

paśavaḥ

cattle

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

paśavaḥ

cattle

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

brahmaṇaḥ

of the brahmin class

kāmāya

for the sake of

brahma

brahmin class

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

brahma

brahmin class

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

kṣatrasya

of the warrior class

kāmāya

for the sake of

kṣatram

warrior class

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

kṣatram

warrior class

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

lokānām

of worlds

kāmāya

for the sake of

lokāḥ

worlds

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

lokāḥ

worlds

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

devānām

of gods

kāmāya

for the sake of

devāḥ

gods

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

devāḥ

gods

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

vedānām

of the Vedas

kāmāya

for the sake of

vedāḥ

the Vedas

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

vedāḥ

the Vedas

priyāḥ

dear

bhavanti

become

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

bhūtānām

of beings

kāmāya

for the sake of

bhūtāni

beings

priyāṇi

dear

bhavanti

become

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

bhūtāni

beings

priyāṇi

dear

bhavanti

become

na

not

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

sarvasya

of all

kāmāya

for the sake of

sarvam

all

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmanaḥ

of the self

tu

but

kāmāya

for the sake of

sarvam

all

priyam

dear

bhavati

becomes

ātmā

the self

vai

indeed

are

O (dear)

draṣṭavyaḥ

to be seen

śrotavyaḥ

to be heard

mantavyaḥ

to be reflected upon

nididhyāsitavyaḥ

to be meditated upon

maitreyi

O Maitreyī

ātmani

in the self

khalu

indeed

are

O (dear)

dṛṣṭe

seen

śrute

heard

mate

reflected upon

vijñāte

known

idam

this

sarvam

all

viditam

is known

Translations

Source and review

Source edition

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् 4p” (revision 324841)

Text licence

Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0

Translator

Vedyatra working draft (AI) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Review status

Machine draft

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