[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad) › [Principal (early) Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya) › [Kaṭhopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha) › [Kathopanishadbhashya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara) › 249 # Kaṭha Upaniṣad 249 Kaṭhopaniṣadbhāṣya 249 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.249) indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ mano manasaḥ sattvam uttamam / sattvād adhi mahānātmā mahato 'vyaktam uttamam ///2,3.7 // > 7. Beyond the senses is the mind; higher than the mind is the intellect; above the intellect is the great atman; higher than the mahat is Avyaktam. > — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, The Kaṭha Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary - [Previous: 248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.248) - [Next: 250](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.250) ## Translations (2) - [The Kaṭha Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara~en-sitaramasastri.2.3.7.p1) — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara~en-mt.249) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.katha!sankara.249) · Pramāṇa