Section 6.6
Original Sanskrit
6.6.1 दध्नः सोम्य मथ्यमानस्य योऽणिमा स उर्ध्वः समुदीषति तत्सर्पिर्भवति ॥ १ ॥
6.6.2 एवमेव खलु सोम्यान्नस्याश्यमानस्य योऽणिमा स उर्ध्वः समुदीषति तन्मनो भवति ॥ २ ॥
6.6.3 अपाँसोम्य पीयमानानां योऽणिमा स उर्ध्वः समुदीषति सा प्राणो भवति ॥ ३ ॥
6.6.4 तेजसः सोम्याश्यमानस्य योऽणिमा स उर्ध्वः समुदीषति सा वाग्भवति ॥ ४ ॥
6.6.5 अन्नमयँ हि सोम्य मन आपोमयः प्राणस्तेजोमयी वागिति भूय एव मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥ ६ ॥
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.
6.6.1 "When curds are churned, my dear, their finest part rises to the surface and becomes butter.
6.6.2 "Just so, my dear, the finest part of food being eaten rises upward and becomes mind.
6.6.3 "My dear, the finest part of water being drunk rises upward and becomes the life-breath.
6.6.4 "My dear, the finest part of heat being consumed rises upward and becomes speech.
6.6.5 "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.
6.6.1 "My dear, when yogurt is churned, its finest part rises to the top. That becomes butter.
6.6.2 "In just the same way, my dear, the finest part of food that is eaten rises upward. That becomes the mind.
6.6.3 "My dear, the finest part of water that is drunk rises upward. That becomes the life-breath.
6.6.4 "My dear, the finest part of heat taken in as food rises upward. That becomes speech.
6.6.5 "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 6.6 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 103 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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