Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 2.5.2-5
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad 2.5.2-5
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.5.2
yāvad vai puruṣo bhāṣate na tāvat prāṇituṃ śaknoti /
As long, verily, as a person is speaking, he is not able to breathe. Then he is sacrificing breath (_prāṇa_) in speech.
2.5.3
prāṇaṃ tadā vāci juhoti /
2.5.4
yāvad vai puruṣaḥ prāṇiti na tāvad bhāṣituṃ śaknoti /
As long, verily, as a person is breathing, he is not able to speak. Then he is sacrificing speech (_vāc_) in breath.
2.5.5
vācaṃ tadā prāṇe juhoti /
Translations (2)
- The Thirteen Principal Upanishads — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English
- The Upanishads, Part I (SBE 1) — Friedrich Max Müller 1879, English
Commentaries (3)
- Kauṣītakyupaniṣadbhāṣya (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni 1500, Sanskrit
- Kauṣītakyupaniṣaddīpikā (Śaṅkarānanda) — Śaṅkarānanda, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin 1700, Sanskrit