Section 2.4
Original Sanskrit
2.4.1 सर्वास्वप्सु पञ्चविधꣳ सामोपासीत मेघो यत्संप्लवते स हिङ्कारो यद्वर्षति स प्रस्तावो याः प्राच्यः स्यन्दन्ते स उद्गीथो याः प्रतीच्यः स प्रतिहारः समुद्रो निधनम् ॥ १ ॥
2.4.2 न हाप्सु प्रैत्यप्सुमान्भवति य एतदेवं विद्वान्सर्वास्वप्सु पञ्चविधꣳसामोपास्ते ॥ २ ॥
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.
2.4.1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman in all waters. The gathering of clouds is Hinkara; the falling rain is Prastava; the eastward-flowing streams are Udgitha; the westward-flowing streams are Pratihara; the sea is Nidhana.
2.4.2 Whoever knows thus and meditates on the fivefold Saman in all waters does not die in water and possesses water in abundance.
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.
2.4.1 Meditate on the five-part Saman in all waters. Clouds gathering are Hinkara. Rain falling is Prastava. Eastward-flowing waters are Udgitha. Westward-flowing waters are Pratihara. The ocean is Nidhana.
2.4.2 Someone who knows this and meditates on the five-part Saman in all waters does not die in water and has plenty of water.
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Section 2.4 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 17 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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