The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 6.14 When desires fall
6.14
यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते कामा येऽस्य हृदि श्रिताः ।
अथ मर्त्योऽमृतो भवत्यत्र ब्रह्म समश्नुते yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye 'sya hṛdi śritāḥ |
atha martyo 'mṛto bhavaty atra brahma samaśnute
The line
When all the desires that sit in his heart are let go, then the mortal becomes deathless. Here he reaches brahman (ब्रह्मन्).
नेपालीमा
जब उसको हृदयमा बसेका सबै इच्छा छोडिन्छन्, तब मर्ने अमर हुन्छ। यहाँ ऊ ब्रह्मन्मा पुग्छ।
Where it sits
The next mantra says the same moment as the breaking of the heart's knots.
Split: yadā sarve pramucyante (यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते) + kāmāḥ ye asya (कामाः ये अस्य) + hṛdi śritāḥ (हृदि श्रिताः) + atha martyaḥ amṛtaḥ bhavati (अथ मर्त्यः अमृतः भवति) + atra (अत्र) + brahma samaśnute (ब्रह्म समश्नुते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā sarve pramucyante (यदा सर्वे प्रमुच्यन्ते) | when all are released | Present, passive. |
| kāmāḥ ye asya (कामाः ये अस्य) | the desires which are his | Heard kāmā ye 'sya (कामा येऽस्य). |
| hṛdi śritāḥ (हृदि श्रिताः) | lodged in the heart | Locative. |
| atha martyaḥ amṛtaḥ bhavati (अथ मर्त्यः अमृतः भवति) | then the mortal becomes deathless | Heard martyo 'mṛto (मर्त्योऽमृतो). |
| atra (अत्र) | here | Here. |
| brahma samaśnute (ब्रह्म समश्नुते) | he reaches brahman (ब्रह्मन्) | Present. |
The phrases
When the desires lodged in his heart are released, the mortal becomes deathless and reaches brahman (ब्रह्मन्) here.
Sanskrit in this line
Martyaḥ amṛtaḥ (मर्त्यः अमृतः) is martyo 'mṛtaḥ (मर्त्योऽमृतः). Ye asya (ये अस्य) is ye 'sya (येऽस्य).
Say it back
Say where the desires were sitting.