Section 7.16
Original Sanskrit
7.16.1 एष तु वा अतिवदति यः सत्येनातिवदति सोऽहं भगवः सत्येनातिवदानीति सत्यं त्वेव विजिज्ञासितव्यमिति सत्यं भगवो विजिज्ञास इति ॥ १ ॥
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.
7.16.1 "But the one whose speech truly surpasses others is the one whose speech surpasses through truth." "Revered sir, may my speech surpass through truth." "Then you must seek to understand truth." "Revered sir, I seek to understand truth."
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.
7.16.1 "But someone who speaks beyond others through truth is the one who truly speaks beyond them." "Sir, I want to speak beyond others through truth." "Then you must seek to understand truth." "Sir, I seek to understand truth."
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Section 7.16 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 129 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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