Section 2.11
Original Sanskrit
2.11.1 मनो हिङ्कारो वाक्प्रस्तावश्चक्षुरुद्गीथः श्रोत्रं प्रतिहारः प्राणो निधनमेतद्गायत्रं प्राणेषु प्रोतम् ॥ १ ॥
2.11.2 स एवमेतद्गायत्रं प्राणेषु प्रोतं वेद प्राणी भवति सर्वमायुरेति ज्योग्जीवति महान्प्रजया पशुभिर्भवति महान्कीर्त्या महामनाः स्यात्तद्व्रतम् ॥ 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.
2.11.1 Mind is Hinkara; speech is Prastava; the eye is Udgitha; the ear is Pratihara; life-breath is Nidhana. This is the Gayatra woven into the vital powers.
2.11.2 Whoever knows this Gayatra woven into the vital powers becomes possessed of life-breath, reaches the full span of life, and lives long; becomes great through offspring and livestock, great in renown. One should be great-minded: that is the vow.
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.
2.11.1 Mind is Hinkara, speech is Prastava, sight is Udgitha, hearing is Pratihara, and life-breath is Nidhana. This is the Gayatra Saman woven into the vital powers.
2.11.2 Someone who knows the Gayatra woven into the vital powers has strong vital powers, reaches a full lifespan, lives a long time, and becomes great in children, livestock, and fame. Their observance is to be generous in mind.
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Section 2.11 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 24 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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