Section 5.11
Original Sanskrit
5.11.1 एतद्वै परमं तपो यद्व्याहितस्तप्यते ।परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद ।एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमरण्यं हरन्ति ।परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद ।एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमग्नावभ्यादधति ।परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.11.1 The suffering of someone stricken with illness is the highest austerity. Whoever knows this wins the highest world.
When a dead person is carried into the forest, that is the highest austerity. Whoever knows this wins the highest world.
When a dead person is laid upon the fire, that is the highest austerity. Whoever knows this wins the highest world.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.11.1 When a sick person suffers heat, this is the highest austerity.Anyone who knows this wins the highest world.When people take a dead person to the wilderness, this is the highest austerity.Anyone who knows this wins the highest world.When people place a dead person on the fire, this is the highest austerity.Anyone who knows this wins the highest world.
About this section
Section 5.11 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 38 of 47 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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