Katha Upanishad Chapter 4 Verse 2

Original Verse

परिचीय ते मृत्युप्रोक्तां ब्रह्मविद्यां सनातनीम् । उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ २ ॥

paricīya te mṛtyuproktāṃ brahmavidyāṃ sanātanīm | uktvā śrutvā ca medhāvī brahmaloke mahīyate || 2 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

The foolish go after outward pleasures and walk into the snare of widespread death; but the wise, knowing immortality, do not ask for anything stable among things which are unstable here.

Simple English

English Translation

The foolish go after outward pleasures and fall into the widespread snare of death. The wise, knowing immortality, do not seek anything lasting among the unstable things of this world.