Section 6.5
Original Sanskrit
6.5.1 अन्नमशितं त्रेधा विधीयते तस्य यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस्तत्पुरीषं भवति यो मध्यमस्तन्माँसं योऽणिष्ठस्तन्मनः ॥ १ ॥
6.5.2 आपः पीतास्त्रेधा विधीयन्ते तासां यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस्तन्मूत्रं भवति यो मध्यमस्तल्लोहितं योऽणिष्ठः स प्राणः ॥ २ ॥
6.5.3 तेजोऽशितं त्रेधा विधीयते तस्य यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस्तदस्थि भवति यो मध्यमः स मज्जा योऽणिष्ठः सा वाक् ॥ ३ ॥
6.5.4 अन्नमयँहि सोम्य मनः आपोमयः प्राणस्तेजोमयी वागिति भूय एव मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥ ४ ॥
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Sanskrit, independently of the Plain English edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
6.5.1 "Food, when eaten, is divided three ways. Its coarsest part becomes excrement, its middle part flesh, and its finest part mind.
6.5.2 "Water, when drunk, is divided three ways. Its coarsest part becomes urine, its middle part blood, and its finest part the life-breath.
6.5.3 "Heat, when consumed, is divided three ways. Its coarsest part becomes bone, its middle part marrow, and its finest part speech.
6.5.4 "For mind, my dear, is made of food; the life-breath is made of water; speech is made of heat." "Sir, make me understand further." "So be it, my dear," he said.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, not from the Musean edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
6.5.1 "Food that is eaten separates into three parts. Its coarsest part becomes feces. Its middle part becomes flesh. Its finest part becomes the mind.
6.5.2 "Water that is drunk separates into three parts. Its coarsest part becomes urine. Its middle part becomes blood. Its finest part becomes the life-breath.
6.5.3 "Heat taken in as food separates into three parts. Its coarsest part becomes bone. Its middle part becomes marrow. Its finest part becomes speech.
6.5.4 "For the mind, my dear, is made of food. The life-breath is made of water. Speech is made of heat." "Sir, please help me understand this further." "Yes, my dear," he said.
About this section
Section 6.5 is part of Chandogya 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 102 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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