स होवाच पितरं तत कस्मै मां दास्यसीति । द्वितीयं तृतीयं तं होवाच मृत्यवे त्वा ददामीति ॥ ४ ॥
sa hovāca pitaraṃ tata kasmai māṃ dāsyasīti | dvitīyaṃ tṛtīyaṃ taṃ hovāca mṛtyave tvā dadāmīti || 4 ||
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Max Müller
English Translation
He said to his father: 'Dear father, to whom wilt thou give me?' He said it a second and a third time. Then (the father) answered: 'I shall give thee unto Death (Yama).'
Simple English
English Translation
Nachiketa asked his father: 'Father, to whom will you give me?' He asked again and again. The father finally said: 'I give you to Death.'