The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 4.7 Aditi
4.7
या प्राणेन संभवति अदितिर् देवतामयी ।
गुहां प्रविश्य तिष्ठन्तीं या भूतेभिर् व्यजायत ।
एतद् वै तत् yā prāṇena saṃbhavati aditir devatāmayī |
guhāṃ praviśya tiṣṭhantīṃ yā bhūtebhir vyajāyata |
etad vai tat
The line
Aditi (अदिति), made of the deities, who comes into being by the breath, who having entered the cave stands there, who was born by means of the beings: this, indeed, is that.
नेपालीमा
देवताहरूबाट बनेकी अदिति, जो श्वासबाट उत्पन्न हुन्छे, जो गुफामा पसेर त्यहाँ उभिन्छे, जो प्राणीहरूमार्फत जन्मेकी थिई, यही नै त्यो हो।
Where it sits
The feminine parallels the masculine of 4.6. Same cave, same refrain.
Split: yā (या) + prāṇena saṃbhavati (प्राणेन संभवति) + aditiḥ (अदितिः) + devatā-mayī (देवता-मयी) + guhām praviśya tiṣṭhantīm (गुहाम् प्रविश्य तिष्ठन्तीम्) + yā bhūtaiḥ vyajāyata (या भूतैः व्यजायत) + etat vai tat (एतत् वै तत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yā (या) | nominative, feminine | Who. She. |
| prāṇena saṃbhavati (प्राणेन संभवति) | comes to be with the breath | Instrumental. |
| aditiḥ (अदितिः) | nominative | Aditi (अदिति). Heard aditir (अदितिर्). |
| devatā-mayī (देवता-मयी) | nominative, feminine | Made of the gods. |
| guhām praviśya tiṣṭhantīm (गुहाम् प्रविश्य तिष्ठन्तीम्) | standing, entered in the cave | Accusative, feminine. |
| yā bhūtaiḥ vyajāyata (या भूतैः व्यजायत) | who was born with the beings | Heard vyajāyata (व्यजायत). |
| etat vai tat (एतत् वै तत्) | the refrain | This is that. |
The phrases
She who comes to be with the breath, Aditi (अदिति) made of the gods, standing in the cave: this is that.
Sanskrit in this line
Aditiḥ (अदितिः) before devatā (देवता) is aditir (अदितिर्).
Say it back
Say her name.