The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 5.9 As the one fire
5.9
अग्निर् यथैको भुवनं प्रविष्टो रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव ।
एकस् तथा सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बहिश् च agnir yathaiko bhuvanaṃ praviṣṭo rūpaṃ rūpaṃ pratirūpo babhūva |
ekas tathā sarvabhūtāntarātmā rūpaṃ rūpaṃ pratirūpo bahiś ca
The line
As the one fire, having entered the world, has become the likeness of each form, so the one inner self of every being is the likeness of each form, and is outside as well.
नेपालीमा
एक आगो संसारमा पसेर प्रत्येक रूपको आकृति भएझैँ, प्रत्येक प्राणीको एक भित्री आत्मा प्रत्येक रूपको आकृति हो र बाहिर पनि छ।
Where it sits
The next mantra says the same with wind in the place of fire.
Split: agniḥ yathā ekaḥ (अग्निः यथा एकः) + bhuvanam praviṣṭaḥ (भुवनम् प्रविष्टः) + rūpam rūpam pratirūpaḥ babhūva (रूपम् रूपम् प्रतिरूपः बभूव) + ekaḥ tathā (एकः तथा) + sarva-bhūta-antarātman (सर्व-भूत-अन्तरात्मन्) + rūpam rūpam pratirūpaḥ (रूपम् रूपम् प्रतिरूपः) + bahiḥ ca (बहिः च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agniḥ yathā ekaḥ (अग्निः यथा एकः) | as the one fire | Heard agnir yathaiko (अग्निर् यथैको). |
| bhuvanam praviṣṭaḥ (भुवनम् प्रविष्टः) | entered the world | Heard bhuvanaṃ praviṣṭo (भुवनं प्रविष्टो). |
| rūpam rūpam pratirūpaḥ babhūva (रूपम् रूपम् प्रतिरूपः बभूव) | he became a counter-form for each form | Perfect of bhū (भू). |
| ekaḥ tathā (एकः तथा) | so the one | Heard ekas tathā (एकस् तथा). |
| sarva-bhūta-antarātman (सर्व-भूत-अन्तरात्मन्) | the inner self of all beings | Nominative. Heard sarvabhūtāntarātmā (सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा). |
| rūpam rūpam pratirūpaḥ (रूपम् रूपम् प्रतिरूपः) | a counter-form for each form | Repeated. |
| bahiḥ ca (बहिः च) | and outside | Heard bahiś ca (बहिश् च). |
The phrases
As one fire, entered into the world, becomes the form that matches each form, so the one inner self of all beings, and he is outside as well.
Sanskrit in this line
Yathā ekaḥ (यथा एकः) is yathaikaḥ (यथैकः). Bahiḥ ca (बहिः च) is bahiś ca (बहिश् च).
Say it back
Say what the one fire becomes.