Section 5.2
Original Sanskrit
5.2.1 त्रयाः प्राजापत्याः प्रजापतौ पितरि ब्रह्मचर्यमूषुः ।देवा मनुष्या असुराः ।उषित्वा ब्रह्मचर्यं देवा ऊचुर्ब्रवीतु नो भवानिति ।तेभ्यो हैतदक्षरमुवाच द इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्टा३ इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्मेति होचुः ।दाम्यतेति न आत्थेति ।ओमिति होवाच व्यज्ञासिष्टेति
5.2.2 अथ हैनं मनुष्या ऊचुर्ब्रवीतु नो भवानिति ।तेभ्यो हैतदेवाक्षरमुवाच द इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्टा३ इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्मेति होचुः ।दत्तेति न आत्थेति ।ओमिति होवाच व्यज्ञासिष्टेति
5.2.3 अथ हैनमसुरा ऊचुर्ब्रवीतु नो भवानिति ।तेभ्यो हैतदेवाक्षरमुवाच द इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्टा३ इति ।व्यज्ञासिष्मेति होचुः ।दयध्वमिति न आत्थेति ।ओमिति होवाच व्यज्ञासिष्टेति ।तदेतदेवैषा दैवी वागनुवदति स्तनयित्नुर्द द द इति ।दम्यत दत्त दयध्वमिति ।तदेतत्त्रयं शिक्षेद्दमं दानं दयामिति
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.2.1 Prajapati's three kinds of children—the gods, human beings, and Asuras—lived as students in chastity with Prajapati, their father. When they had completed their studentship, the gods said, "Please teach us."
He spoke this syllable to them: "Da."
"Have you understood?"
"We have understood," they said. "You told us, ‘Restrain yourselves.’"
"Yes," he said, "you have understood."
5.2.2 Then the human beings said to him, "Please teach us."
He spoke the very same syllable to them: "Da."
"Have you understood?"
"We have understood," they said. "You told us, ‘Give.’"
"Yes," he said, "you have understood."
5.2.3 Then the Asuras said to him, "Please teach us."
He spoke the very same syllable to them: "Da."
"Have you understood?"
"We have understood," they said. "You told us, ‘Be compassionate.’"
"Yes," he said, "you have understood."
That same teaching is echoed by this divine voice, the thunder: "Da, da, da—restrain yourselves, give, be compassionate."
These three things one should learn: self-restraint, generosity, compassion.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.2.1 Three kinds of children of Prajapati lived as celibate students with their father Prajapati:gods, human beings, and Asuras.After living as students, the gods said, "Please teach us."He told them the syllable "Da.""Have you understood?" he asked."We have understood," they said."You told us, 'Control yourselves,' damyata.""Yes," he said. "You have understood."
5.2.2 Then the human beings said to him, "Please teach us."He told them the same syllable, "Da.""Have you understood?" he asked."We have understood," they said."You told us, 'Give,' datta.""Yes," he said. "You have understood."
5.2.3 Then the Asuras said to him, "Please teach us."He told them the same syllable, "Da.""Have you understood?" he asked."We have understood," they said."You told us, 'Be compassionate,' dayadhvam.""Yes," he said. "You have understood."The divine voice of thunder keeps repeating this: "Da, da, da.""Control yourselves. Give. Be compassionate."A person should learn these three: self-control, generosity, and compassion.
About this section
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