yasmin nidaṃ vicikitsanti mṛtyo yat sāmparāye mahadbhayam āhuḥ | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva na su bodhayainaṃ nāciketaṃ śāśvatam enam āhuḥ || 29 ||
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Tell me, O Death, the great beyond about which man doubts, that mystery which is spoken of as the great fear. Choose thou that boon. Do not explain it away. This is the boon which they call Nâciketâ, the eternal.
Tell me, O Death, that great mystery which people doubt — the great beyond which is called a great fear. This is the boon I choose. Do not explain it away. They call this the eternal Nachiketa question.