Chandogya Upanishad 2.18
Chāndogyopaniṣad 2.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.18.1
ajā (S )kāraḥ \
avayaḥ prastāvaḥ \
gāva udgīthaḥ \
aśvāḥ pratihāraḥ \
puruṣo nidhanam \
etā revatyaḥ paśuṣu protāḥ \\218.1\
1. Goats are a Hiṅkāra. Sheep are a Prastāva. Cows are an Udgītha. Horses are a Pratihāra. Man is a Nidhana. These are the verses of the Revatī Sāman as woven upon animals.
2.18.2
sa ya evam etā revatyaḥ paśuṣu protā veda \
paśumān bhavati \
sarvam āyur eti \
jyog jīvati \
mahān prajayā paśubhir bhavati \
mahān kīrtyā \
paśūn na nindet \
tad vratam \\218.2\
2. He who knows thus these verses of the Revatī Sāman as woven upon animals becomes possessor of animals, reaches a full length of life, lives long, becomes great in offspring and in cattle, great in fame. One should not find fault with animals. That is his rule.
Translations (2)
- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English
- The Upanishads, Part I (SBE 1) — Friedrich Max Müller 1879, English
Commentaries (7)
- Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣya — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Chāndogyaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni 1500, Sanskrit
- Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) — Sanskrit
- Chāndogyabhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya of Śiva Śaṃkara Kāvyatīrtha — Śiva Śaṃkara Kāvyatīrtha, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin, Sanskrit
- Khaṇḍārtha — Rāghavendra Tīrtha, Sanskrit
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