Section 5.7
Original Sanskrit
5.7.1 पुरुषो वाव गौतमाग्निस्तस्य वागेव समित्प्राणो धूमो जिह्वार्चिश्चक्षुरङ्गाराः श्रोत्रं विस्फुलिङ्गाः ॥ १ ॥
5.7.2 तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा अन्नं जुह्वति तस्या आहुते रेतः सम्भवति ॥ 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.
5.7.1 "A man, Gautama, is a fire. Speech is his fuel, the life-breath his smoke, the tongue his flame, the eye his embers, and the ear his sparks.
5.7.2 "Into this fire the gods offer food. From that offering semen is born."
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.
5.7.1 "Gautama, a man is a fire. Speech is his fuel. The life-breath is his smoke. The tongue is his flame. The eyes are his coals. The ears are his sparks.
5.7.2 "In this fire the gods offer food. From that offering semen is born."
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Section 5.7 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 80 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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