Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.4.p3

2.4.p3

ā.bhā. - yā karmakāṇḍe prasiddhā kāmyakarmasvarūpā avidyeti jñātā - samavagatā paṇḍitaiḥ iti śeṣaḥ | yā ca vedānteṣu prasiddhā tattvajñānasvarūpā vidyeti jñātā paṇḍitaiḥ iti śeṣaḥ | preyaḥ sādhanabhūtā avidyā; śreyaḥsādhanabhūtā tu vidyā iti vivekaḥ | ete - vidyā'vidye, dūram - atyantam, viparīte - tejastamasī iva parasparaviruddhasvarūpe; ekasyāḥ tattvajñānarūpatvāt, aparasyāśca kāmyakarmarūpatvāt iti bhāvaḥ | viṣūcī - viparītaṃ phalaṃ sūcayataḥ iti viṣūcyau | chāndasaḥ savarṇadīrghaḥ | vibhinnaphalike ityarthaḥ | vidyāyāḥ mokṣaphalakatvāt avidyāyāśca saṃsāraphalakatvāditi bhāvaḥ | tatra vidyāvidyayoḥ madhye, vidyābhīpsinam - vidyārthinaṃ, naciketasam tvām - ahaṃ, manye; śreyaḥ samutsukatāyāḥ tvayi parijñānāt iti bhāvaḥ | yasmāt hetoḥ, bahavo'pi mayā dīyamānāḥ kāmāḥ - apsaraḥprabhṛtayaḥ tvā - tvām, na alolupanta - śreyomārgāt vicchedaṃ kartuṃ samarthāḥ na abhūvan | apsaraḥprabhṛtibhogāya tvaṃ bahuśaḥ pracālito'pi pracalito nābhavaḥ iti śreyaḥsādhanavidyākāmaḥ tvaṃ stotumarhasi iti mṛtyorabhiprāyaḥ | alolupanta - ityatra chāndaso yaṅluk1 |