Section 2.6
Original Sanskrit
2.6.1 पशुषु पञ्चविधꣳ सामोपासीताजा हिङ्कारोऽवयः प्रस्तावो गाव उद्गीथोऽश्वाः प्रतिहारः पुरुषो निधनम् ॥ १ ॥
2.6.2 भवन्ति हास्य पशवः पशुमान्भवति य एतदेवं विद्वान्पशुषु 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.
2.6.1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman in living creatures. Goats are Hinkara; sheep are Prastava; cattle are Udgitha; horses are Pratihara; the person is Nidhana.
2.6.2 Creatures belong to whoever knows thus and meditates on the fivefold Saman in living creatures; that person possesses livestock.
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.
2.6.1 Meditate on the five-part Saman in livestock. Goats are Hinkara, sheep are Prastava, cattle are Udgitha, horses are Pratihara, and a human being is Nidhana.
2.6.2 Someone who knows this and meditates on the five-part Saman in livestock gains animals and becomes rich in livestock.
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Section 2.6 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 19 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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