The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 6.10 When the five stand
6.10
यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह ।
बुद्धिश् च न विचेष्टति तामाहुः परमां गतिम् yadā pañcāvatiṣṭhante jñānāni manasā saha |
buddhiś ca na viceṣṭati tām āhuḥ paramāṃ gatim
The line
When the five knowings come to rest together with the mind, and the intellect does not move about, that they call the highest going.
नेपालीमा
जब पाँच ज्ञान मनसँगै अडिन्छन् र बुद्धि चल्दैन, त्यसलाई उनीहरू सर्वोच्च गति भन्छन्।
Where it sits
The five are the senses, the horses. The mind is the reins. The intellect is the driver. All three quiet is the end of the chariot's errand. The next mantra names this yoga (योग).
Split: yadā (यदा) + pañca avatiṣṭhante (पञ्च अवतिष्ठन्ते) + jñānāni (ज्ञानानि) + manasā saha (मनसा सह) + buddhiḥ ca na viceṣṭati (बुद्धिः च न विचेष्टति) + tām āhuḥ (तामाहुः) + paramām gatim (परमाम् गतिम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā (यदा) | when | When. |
| pañca avatiṣṭhante (पञ्च अवतिष्ठन्ते) | the five stand still | Heard pañcāvatiṣṭhante (पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते). |
| jñānāni (ज्ञानानि) | nominative plural | The knowings. The senses as knowers. |
| manasā saha (मनसा सह) | together with the mind | Instrumental. |
| buddhiḥ ca na viceṣṭati (बुद्धिः च न विचेष्टति) | and the intellect does not stir | Heard buddhiś ca (बुद्धिश् च). |
| tām āhuḥ (तामाहुः) | that they call | Accusative feminine. |
| paramām gatim (परमाम् गतिम्) | the highest course | The parā gati (परा गति) of 3.11. Heard paramāṃ gatim (परमां गतिम्). |
The phrases
When the five knowings stand with the mind, and the intellect does not stir, they call that the highest course.
Sanskrit in this line
Pañca avatiṣṭhante (पञ्च अवतिष्ठन्ते) is pañcāvatiṣṭhante (पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते). Buddhiḥ ca (बुद्धिः च) is buddhiś ca (बुद्धिश् च).
Say it back
Say what stands still, and what they call that state.