The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 6.15 The knots
6.15
यदा सर्वे प्रभिद्यन्ते हृदयस्येह ग्रन्थयः ।
अथ मर्त्योऽमृतो भवत्येतावद् ध्यनुशासनम् yadā sarve prabhidyante hṛdayasyeha granthayaḥ |
atha martyo 'mṛto bhavaty etāvad dhy anuśāsanam
The line
When all the knots of the heart are broken, here, then the mortal becomes deathless. This much is the teaching.
नेपालीमा
जब यहाँ हृदयका सबै गाँठा टुट्छन्, तब मर्ने अमर हुन्छ। यति नै शिक्षा हो।
Where it sits
Etāvad dhi anuśāsanam (एतावद् धि अनुशासनम्) says the instruction has a size. It is not an endless further doctrine. The channels of the heart are the next mantra.
Split: yadā sarve prabhidyante (यदा सर्वे प्रभिद्यन्ते) + hṛdayasya iha granthayaḥ (हृदयस्य इह ग्रन्थयः) + atha martyaḥ amṛtaḥ bhavati (अथ मर्त्यः अमृतः भवति) + etāvat hi (एतावत् हि) + anuśāsanam (अनुशासनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā sarve prabhidyante (यदा सर्वे प्रभिद्यन्ते) | when all are broken open | Present, passive. |
| hṛdayasya iha granthayaḥ (हृदयस्य इह ग्रन्थयः) | the knots of the heart, here | Heard hṛdayasyeha (हृदयस्येह). |
| atha martyaḥ amṛtaḥ bhavati (अथ मर्त्यः अमृतः भवति) | then the mortal becomes deathless | The sentence of 6.14. |
| etāvat hi (एतावत् हि) | for so much | Heard etāvad dhi (एतावद् धि), etāvad dhy (एतावद् ध्य्) before the vowel in this line: etāvad dhy anuśāsanam (एतावद् ध्यनुशासनम्). |
| anuśāsanam (अनुशासनम्) | nominative | The teaching. The instruction. |
The phrases
When the knots of the heart are cut, the mortal becomes deathless. The teaching is that much.
Sanskrit in this line
Hṛdayasya iha (हृदयस्य इह) is hṛdayasyeha (हृदयस्येह). Etāvat hi (एतावत् हि) before a vowel is etāvad dhy (एतावद् ध्य्).
Say it back
Say what is broken, and how large the teaching is.