Section 6.11
Original Sanskrit
6.11.1 अस्य सोम्य महतो वृक्षस्य यो मूलेऽभ्याहन्याज्जीवन्स्रवेद्यो मध्येऽभ्याहन्याज्जीवन्स्रवेद्योऽग्रेऽभ्याहन्याज्जीवन्स्रवेत्स एष जीवेनात्मनानुप्रभूतः पेपीयमानो मोदमानस्तिष्ठति ॥ १ ॥
6.11.2 अस्य यदेकाँ शाखां जीवो जहात्यथ सा शुष्यति द्वितीयां जहात्यथ सा शुष्यति तृतीयां जहात्यथ सा शुष्यति सर्वं जहाति सर्वः शुष्यत्येवमेव खलु सोम्य विद्धीति होवाच ॥ २ ॥
6.11.3 जीवापेतं वाव किलेदं म्रियते न जीवो म्रियते इति स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदँ सर्वं तत्सत्यँ स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो इति भूय एव मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥ ३ ॥
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.
6.11.1 "My dear, if someone struck at the root of this great tree, it would flow with sap, living still. If someone struck at its middle, it would flow with sap, living still. If someone struck at its top, it would flow with sap, living still. Pervaded by this living Self, it stands drinking deeply and rejoicing.
6.11.2 "If the living Self leaves one branch, that branch withers. If it leaves a second, that branch withers. If it leaves a third, that branch withers. If it leaves the whole tree, the whole tree withers. Understand this in the same way, my dear," he said.
6.11.3 "This indeed dies when the living Self has left it; the living Self does not die. That subtle essence—all this has that as its Self. That is the real. That is the Self. You are that, Shvetaketu." "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.
6.11.1 "My dear, if someone struck the root of this great tree, it would bleed sap but stay alive. If someone struck its middle, it would bleed sap but stay alive. If someone struck its top, it would bleed sap but stay alive. Filled with this living Self, it stands drinking and enjoying itself.
6.11.2 "If the living Self leaves one branch, that branch dries up. If it leaves a second branch, that branch dries up. If it leaves a third branch, that branch dries up. If it leaves the whole tree, the whole tree dries up. My dear, understand that it is just like this," he said.
6.11.3 "It is this that dies when the living Self has left it. The living Self does not die. This finest essence is the Self of this whole world. That is what is real. That is the Self. You are that, Shvetaketu." "Sir, please help me understand this further." "Yes, my dear," he said.
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Section 6.11 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 108 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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