Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 3.7.1-28

3.7.1

na hi prajñāpetā vāṅ nāma kiñcana prajñāpayet /

7. For truly, apart from intelligence (prajñā) speech would not make cognizant (pra + √jñā) of any name whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that name.'

3.7.2

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.3

nāham etan nāma prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.4

na hi prajñāpetaḥ ghrāṇo gandhaṃ kañcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence breath would not make cognizant of any odor whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that odor.'

3.7.5

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.6

nāham etaṃ gandhaṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.7

na hi prajñāpetaṃ cakṣū rūpaṃ kiñcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence the eye would not make cognizant of any form whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that form.'

3.7.8

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.9

nāham etad rūpaṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.10

na hi prajñāpetaṃ śrotraṃ śabdaṃ kañcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence the ear would not make cognizant of any sound whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that sound.'

3.7.11

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.12

nāham etaṃ śabdaṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.13

na prajñāpetā jihvānnarasaṃ kañcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence the tongue would not make cognizant of any taste whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that taste.'

3.7.14

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.15

nāham etam annarasaṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.16

na hi prajñāpetau hastau karma kiñcana prajñāpayeyātām /

For truly, apart from intelligence the two hands would not make cognizant of any action whatsoever. 'My (me) mind was elsewhere,' one says (āha); 'I (aham) did not cognize (prājñāsiṣam) that action.'

3.7.17

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.18

nāham etat karma prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.19

na hi prajñāpetaṃ śarīraṃ sukhaduḥkhaṃ kiñcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence the body would not make cognizant of any pleasure or pain whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that pleasure or pain.'

3.7.20

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.21

nāham etat sukhaduḥkhaṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.22

na hi prajñāpeta upastha ānandaṃ ratiṃ prajātiṃ kāñcana prajñāpayet /

For truly, apart from intelligence the generative organ would not make cognizant of any bliss, delight, and procreation whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that bliss, delight, and procreation.'

3.7.23

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.24

nāham etam ānandaṃ na ratiṃ na prajātiṃ prājñāsiṣam iti /

3.7.25

na hi prajñāpetau pādāv ityāṃ kāñcana prajñāpayeyātām /

For truly, apart from intelligence the two feet would not make cognizant of any going whatsoever. 'My mind was elsewhere,' one says; 'I did not cognize that going.'

3.7.26

anyatra me mano 'bhūd ity āha /

3.7.27

nāham etām ityāṃ prājñāsiṣam /

3.7.28

iti na hi prajñāpetā dhīḥ kācana sidhyen na prajñātavyaṃ prajñāyeta //7//

For truly, apart from intelligence no thought (dhī) whatsoever would be effected; nothing cognizable would be cognized.