Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.4
Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.4
dūram ete viparīte viṣūcī avidyā yā ca vidyeti jñātā /
vidyābhīpsinaṃ naciketasaṃ manye na tvā kāmā bahavo 'lolupanta //
4. Widely opposite and asunder are these two :
Ignorance (avidyā) and what is known as 'knowledge' (vidyā).
I think Naciketas desirous of obtaining knowledge!
Many desires rend thee not.
Translations (2)
- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English
- The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15) — Friedrich Max Müller 1884, English
Commentaries (2)
- Kaṭhopaniṣadbhāṣya — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Kaṭhaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni 1500, Sanskrit