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Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.25

Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.25

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Sanskrit

1.25

ye ye kāmā durlabhā martyaloke sarvān kāmāṃś chandataḥ prārthayasva /
imā rāmāḥ sarathāḥ satūryā na hīdṛśā lambhanīyā manuṣyaiḥ /
ābhir matprattābhiḥ paricārayasva naciketo maraṇaṃ mānuprākṣīḥ //

25. Whate’er desires are hard to get in mortal world—
For all desires at pleasure make request.
These lovely maidens with chariots, with lyres—
Such [maidens], indeed, are not obtainable by men—
By these, from me bestowed, be waited on !
O Naciketas, question me not regarding dying (*maraṇa*) !

Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

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