बहूनामेमि प्रथमो बहूनामेमि मध्यमः । किं स्विद्यमस्य कर्तव्यं यन्मयाऽद्य करिष्यति ॥ ५ ॥
bahūnām emi prathamo bahūnām emi madhyamaḥ | kiṃ svid yamasya kartavyaṃ yan mayā 'dya kariṣyati || 5 ||
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Max Müller
English Translation
(Naciketâ said): 'Among many I go as the first, among many I go as the middle. What task of Yama's will my father accomplish today by giving me to him?'
Simple English
English Translation
Nachiketa thought: 'I stand among the best of students. What purpose of Yama's will my father fulfill by sending me to him today?'