Section 2.18
Original Sanskrit
2.18.1 अजा हिङ्कारोऽवयः प्रस्तावो गाव उद्गीथोऽश्वाः प्रतिहारः पुरुषो निधनमेता रेवत्यः पशुषु प्रोताः ॥ १ ॥
2.18.2 स य एवमेता रेवत्यः पशुषु प्रोता वेद पशुमान्भवति सर्वमायुरेति ज्योग्जीवति महान्प्रजया पशुभिर्भवति महान्कीर्त्या पशून्न 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.
2.18.1 Goats are Hinkara; sheep are Prastava; cattle are Udgitha; horses are Pratihara; the person is Nidhana. These are the Revati chants woven into living creatures.
2.18.2 Whoever knows these Revati chants woven into living creatures possesses livestock, reaches the full span of life, and lives long; becomes great through offspring and livestock, great in renown. One should not revile living creatures: 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.
2.18.1 Goats are Hinkara, sheep are Prastava, cattle are Udgitha, horses are Pratihara, and a human being is Nidhana. These are the Revati verses woven into livestock.
2.18.2 Someone who knows the Revati verses woven into livestock becomes rich in livestock, reaches a full lifespan, lives a long time, and becomes great in children, livestock, and fame. Their observance is not to speak badly of livestock.
About this section
Section 2.18 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 31 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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