Section 2.16
Original Sanskrit
2.16.1 वसन्तो हिङ्कारो ग्रीष्मः प्रस्तावो वर्षा उद्गीथः शरत्प्रतिहारो हेमन्तो निधनमेतद्वैराजमृतुषु प्रोतम् ॥ १ ॥
2.16.2 स य एवमेतद्वैराजमृतुषु प्रोतं वेद विराजति प्रजया पशुभिर्ब्रह्मवर्चसेन सर्वमायुरेति ज्योग्जीवति महान्प्रजया पशुभिर्भवति महान्कीर्त्यर्तून्न निन्देत्तद्व्रतम् ॥ 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.
2.16.1 Spring is Hinkara; summer is Prastava; the rains are Udgitha; autumn is Pratihara; winter is Nidhana. This is the Vairaja woven into the seasons.
2.16.2 Whoever knows this Vairaja woven into the seasons shines through offspring, livestock, and sacred radiance; reaches the full span of life and lives long; becomes great through offspring and livestock, great in renown. One should not revile the seasons: 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.
2.16.1 Spring is Hinkara, summer is Prastava, the rainy season is Udgitha, autumn is Pratihara, and winter is Nidhana. This is the Vairaja Saman woven into the seasons.
2.16.2 Someone who knows the Vairaja woven into the seasons stands out through children, livestock, and the radiance of sacred learning, reaches a full lifespan, lives a long time, and becomes great in children, livestock, and fame. Their observance is not to complain about the seasons.
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Section 2.16 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 29 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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