Section 5.8
Original Sanskrit
5.8.1 वाचं धेनुमुपासीत ।तस्याश्चत्वारः स्तनाः ।स्वाहाकारो वषट्कारो हन्तकारः स्वधाकारः ।तस्यै द्वौ स्तनौ देवा उपजीवन्ति ।स्वाहाकारं च वषट्कारं च ।हन्तकारं मनुष्याः ।स्वधाकारं पितरः ।तस्याः प्राण ऋषभो मनो वत्सः
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.8.1 One should worship speech as a milk cow. She has four teats: the calls "Svaha," "Vashat," "Hanta," and "Svadha." The gods live on two of her teats, the calls "Svaha" and "Vashat"; human beings on "Hanta"; the ancestors on "Svadha." Breath is her bull; mind is her calf.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.8.1 A person should worship speech as a milk cow.She has four teats:the calls svaha, vashat, hanta, and svadha.The gods live on two of her teats:svaha and vashat.Human beings live on hanta,and the ancestors on svadha.Breath is her bull, and mind is her calf.
About this section
Section 5.8 is part of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 35 of 47 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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