Section 2.8
Original Sanskrit
2.8.1 अथ सप्तविधस्य वाचि सप्तविधꣳसामोपासीत यत्किञ्च वाचो हुमिति स हिङ्कारो यत्प्रेति स प्रस्तावो यदेति स आदिः ॥ १ ॥
2.8.2 यदुदिति स उद्गीथो यत्प्रतीति स प्रतिहारो यदुपेति स उपद्रवो यन्नीति तन्निधनम् ॥ २ ॥
2.8.3 दुग्धेऽस्मै वाग्दोहं यो वाचो दोहोऽन्नवानन्नादो भवति य एतदेवं विद्वान्वाचि सप्तविधꣳसामोपास्ते ॥ 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.
2.8.1 Now for the sevenfold. One should meditate on the sevenfold Saman in speech. Whatever in speech is Hum is Hinkara; what is Pra is Prastava; what is A is Adi.
2.8.2 What is Ud is Udgitha; what is Prati is Pratihara; what is Upa is Upadrava; what is Ni is Nidhana.
2.8.3 Speech yields its milk, the milk of speech, to whoever knows thus and meditates on the sevenfold Saman in speech. That person possesses food and enjoys food.
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.
2.8.1 Now for the seven-part Saman. Meditate on the seven-part Saman in speech. Any Hum in speech is Hinkara; any Pra is Prastava; any A is Adi.
2.8.2 Any Ut is Udgitha; any Prati is Pratihara; any Upa is Upadrava; and any Ni is Nidhana.
2.8.3 Speech yields its milk to someone who knows this and meditates on the seven-part Saman in speech. Such a person has food and can eat it.
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Section 2.8 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 21 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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