Section 2.3
Original Sanskrit
2.3.1 द्वे वाव ब्रह्मणो रूपे ।मूर्तं चैवामूर्तं च ।मर्त्यं चामृतं च ।स्थितं च यच्च ।सच्च त्यं च
2.3.2 तदेतन्मूर्तं यदन्यद्वायोश्चान्तरिक्षाच्च ।एतन्मर्त्यम् ।एतत्स्थितम् ।एतत्सत् ।तस्यैतस्य मूर्तस्यैतस्य मर्त्यस्यैतस्य स्थितस्यैतस्य सत एष रसो य एष तपति ।सतो ह्येष रसः
2.3.3 अथामूर्तम् ।वायुश्चान्तरिक्षश्च ।एतदमृतम् ।एतद्यत् ।एतत्त्यम् ।तस्यैतस्यामूर्तस्यैतस्यामृतस्यैतस्य यत एतस्य त्यस्यैष रसो य एष एतस्मिन्मण्डले पुरुषः ।त्यस्य ह्येष रस ।इत्यधिदैवतम्
2.3.4 अथाध्यात्मम् ।इदमेव मूर्तं यदन्यत्प्राणाच्च यश्चायमन्तरात्मन्नाकाशः ।एतन्मर्त्यम् ।एतत्स्थितम् ।एतत्सत् ।तस्यैतस्य मूर्तस्यैतस्य मर्त्यस्यैतस्य स्थितस्यैतस्य सत एष रसो यच्चक्षुः ।सतो ह्येष रसः
2.3.5 अथामूर्तं प्राणश्च यश्चायमन्तरात्मन्नाकाशः ।एतदमृतम् ।एतद्यत् ।एतत्त्यत् ।तस्यैतस्यामूर्तस्यैतस्यामृतस्यैतस्य यत एतस्य त्यस्यैष रसो योऽयं दक्षिणेऽक्षन् पुरुषः ।त्यस्य ह्येष रसः
2.3.6 तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपम् ।यथा माहारजनं वासो यथा पाण्ड्वाविकं यथेन्द्रगोपो यथाग्न्यर्चिर्यथा पुण्डरीकं यथा सकृद्विद्युत्तम् ।सकृद्विद्युत्तेव ह वा अस्य श्रीर्भवति य एवं वेद ।अथात आदेशो नेति नेति ।न ह्येतस्मादिति नेत्यन्यत्परमस्ति ।अथ नामधेयं सत्यस्य सत्यमिति ।प्राणा वै सत्यम् ।तेषामेष सत्यम्
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.3.1 Brahman has two forms: the formed and the formless, the mortal and the immortal, the still and the moving, the immediate and the beyond.
2.3.2 The formed is everything other than wind and the space between earth and heaven. It is mortal. It is still. It is immediate. The essence of this formed, this mortal, this still, this immediate is the one who gives heat, for he is the essence of the immediate.
2.3.3 Now the formless: wind and the space between earth and heaven. This is immortal. This is moving. This is beyond. The essence of this formless, this immortal, this moving, this beyond is the person within that orb, for he is the essence of the beyond. So much for the gods.
2.3.4 Now concerning oneself. The formed is everything here other than breath and the space within oneself. It is mortal. It is still. It is immediate. The essence of this formed, this mortal, this still, this immediate is the eye, for it is the essence of the immediate.
2.3.5 Now the formless: breath and the space within oneself. This is immortal. This is moving. This is beyond. The essence of this formless, this immortal, this moving, this beyond is the person here in the right eye, for he is the essence of the beyond.
2.3.6 The appearance of this person is like a saffron-colored cloth, like pale sheep’s wool, like a crimson insect, like a flame of fire, like a white lotus, like a sudden flash of lightning. Whoever knows this has a splendor like a sudden flash of lightning.Now, therefore, the teaching: “Not this, not this.” For there is no designation beyond this “not this.”And his name is “the truth of truth.” The vital powers are truth. He is their truth.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.3.1 Brahman has two forms: the formed and the formless, the mortal and the immortal, the stationary and the moving, the definite and the indefinite.
2.3.2 The formed is everything other than air and the space between heaven and earth. It is mortal. It is stationary. It is definite. The essence of this formed, mortal, stationary, definite reality is the sun that gives heat. It is the essence of the definite.
2.3.3 The formless is air and the space between heaven and earth. It is immortal. It is moving. It is indefinite. The essence of this formless, immortal, moving, indefinite reality is the person in the sun's disk. He is the essence of the indefinite. That is how it is with the gods.
2.3.4 Now for the individual. The formed is everything here other than breath and the space within oneself. It is mortal. It is stationary. It is definite. The essence of this formed, mortal, stationary, definite reality is the eye. It is the essence of the definite.
2.3.5 The formless is breath and the space within oneself. It is immortal. It is moving. It is indefinite. The essence of this formless, immortal, moving, indefinite reality is the person in the right eye. He is the essence of the indefinite.
2.3.6 This person's appearance is like deep yellow cloth, like white wool, like a small red insect, like a flame, like a white lotus, like a sudden flash of lightning. Whoever knows this has splendor like a sudden flash of lightning. Now this is the instruction: “Not this, not this.” There is no other, higher description than “not this.” His name is “the truth of truth.” The breaths are truth, and he is their truth.
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