Katha Upanishad Chapter 6 Verse 8

Original Verse

इन्द्रियाणां पृथग्भावमुदयास्तमयौ च यत् । पृथगुत्पद्यमानानां मत्वा धीरो न शोचति ॥ ८ ॥

indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvam udayāstamayau ca yat | pṛthag utpadyamānānāṃ matvā dhīro na śocati || 8 ||

Interpretation Layers

Translations & Commentary

2 sources checked for this verse

Max Müller

English Translation

The wise man who knows the separate nature of the senses, and that they rise and set separately, and are not born with the soul — he grieves no more.

Simple English

English Translation

The wise person who knows that the senses each have their separate nature, that they rise and set individually, that they do not arise with the Self — such a person grieves no more.