Isha Upanishad Section 1 Mantra 13

Original Mantra

अ॒न्यदे॒वाहुः सं॑भ॒वाद॒न्यदा॑हु॒रसं॑भवात् । इति॑ शुश्रुम॒ धीरा॑णां॒ ये न॒स्तद्वि॑चचक्षि॒रे ॥ १३ ॥

anyad evāhuḥ saṃbhavād anyad āhur asaṃbhavāt | iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ ye nas tad vicacakṣire || 13 ||

Interpretation Layers

Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

One thing, they say, is obtained from (knowledge of) the cause; another, they say, from (knowledge of) what is not the cause. Thus we have heard from the wise who taught us this.

Simple English

English Translation

The wise say that knowing the true cause leads to one result, and knowing what is not the true cause leads to another. This is what our teachers taught us.