Section 2.5
Original Sanskrit
2.5.1 ऋतुषु पञ्चविधꣳसामोपासीत वसन्तो हिङ्कारः ग्रीष्मः प्रस्तावो वर्षा उद्गीथः शरत्प्रतिहारो हेमन्तो निधनम् ॥ १ ॥
2.5.2 कल्पन्ते हास्मा ऋतव ऋतुमान्भवति य एतदेवं विद्वानृतुषु पञ्चविधꣳ सामोपास्ते ॥ 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.
2.5.1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman in the seasons. Spring is Hinkara; summer is Prastava; the rains are Udgitha; autumn is Pratihara; winter is Nidhana.
2.5.2 The seasons make themselves ready for whoever knows thus and meditates on the fivefold Saman in the seasons; that person possesses the seasons.
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.
2.5.1 Meditate on the five-part Saman in the seasons. Spring is Hinkara, summer is Prastava, the rainy season is Udgitha, autumn is Pratihara, and winter is Nidhana.
2.5.2 The seasons serve someone who knows this and meditates on the five-part Saman in the seasons. Such a person has the seasons' benefits.
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Section 2.5 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 18 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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