The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 2.13 I think the house open
2.13
एतच् छ्रुत्वा संपरिगृह्य मर्त्यः प्रवृह्य धर्म्यमणुमेतमाप्य ।
स मोदते मोदनीयं हि लब्ध्वा विवृतं सद्म नचिकेतसं मन्ये etac chrutvā saṃparigṛhya martyaḥ pravṛhya dharmyam aṇum etam āpya |
sa modate modanīyaṃ hi labdhvā vivṛtaṃ sadma naciketasaṃ manye
The line
Having heard this, grasped it, drawn out the subtle that accords with dharma (धर्म), and obtained it, a mortal rejoices, for he has obtained what is worth rejoicing. I think the house opened for Naciketas (नचिकेत).
नेपालीमा
यो सुनेर, समातेर, धर्मसँग मिल्ने सूक्ष्मलाई झिकेर र पाएर मर्त्य रमाउँछ, किनकि रमाउन लायक कुरा उसले पाएको छ। मलाई लाग्छ नचिकेतका लागि घर खुल्यो।
Where it sits
The boy then asks, in the next mantra, for what is aside from dharma (धर्म), from adharma (अधर्म), and from what is done and not done. That question pushes past the fire and the heaven.
Split: etat (एतत्) + śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) + saṃparigṛhya (संपरिगृह्य) + martyaḥ (मर्त्यः) + pravṛhya (प्रवृह्य) + dharmyam (धर्म्यम्) + aṇum (अणुम्) + etam (एतम्) + āpya (आप्य) + saḥ (सः) + modate (मोदते) + modanīyam (मोदनीयम्) + hi (हि) + labdhvā (लब्ध्वा) + vivṛtam (विवृतम्) + sadma (सद्म) + naciketasam (नचिकेतसम्) + manye (मन्ये)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etat (एतत्) | accusative | This. Heard etac (एतच्) before śrutvā (श्रुत्वा). |
| śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) | gerund | Having heard. |
| saṃparigṛhya (संपरिगृह्य) | gerund | Having grasped fully. |
| martyaḥ (मर्त्यः) | nominative | A mortal. Heard martyaḥ (मर्त्यः). |
| pravṛhya (प्रवृह्य) | gerund | Having drawn out. |
| dharmyam (धर्म्यम्) | accusative | What accords with dharma (धर्म). Heard dharmyam (धर्म्यम्). |
| aṇum (अणुम्) | accusative | The subtle. Heard aṇum (अणुम्). |
| etam (एतम्) | accusative | This. Heard etam (एतम्). |
| āpya (आप्य) | gerund | Having obtained. |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative | He. Heard sa (स). |
| modate (मोदते) | present | He rejoices. |
| modanīyam (मोदनीयम्) | accusative | What is to be rejoiced in. Heard modanīyaṃ (मोदनीयं). |
| hi (हि) | for | For. |
| labdhvā (लब्ध्वा) | gerund | Having obtained. |
| vivṛtam (विवृतम्) | accusative | Opened. Heard vivṛtaṃ (विवृतं). |
| sadma (सद्म) | accusative | The house, the seat. |
| naciketasam (नचिकेतसम्) | accusative | Naciketas (नचिकेत). |
| manye (मन्ये) | present | I think. |
The phrases
A chain of gerunds, then rejoicing, then Death's thought: I think the house open for Naciketas (नचिकेत).
Sanskrit in this line
Etat (एतत्) plus śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) is etac chrutvā (एतच् छ्रुत्वा). t (त्) plus ś (श्) is cch (च्छ्).
Say it back
Say what Yama (यम) thinks has been opened.