Section 3
Original Sanskrit
1 ब्रह्म ह देवेभ्यो विजिग्ये तस्य ह ब्रह्मणोविजये देवा अमहीयन्त
2 त ऐक्षन्तास्माकमेवायं विजयोऽस्माकमेवायं महिमेति ।तद्धैषां विजज्ञौ तेभ्यो ह प्रादुर्बभूव तन्न व्यजानतकिमिदं यक्षमिति
3 तेऽग्निमब्रुवन् जातवेद एतद्विजानीहिकिमिदं यक्षमिति तथेति
4 तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वाअहमस्मीत्यब्रवीज्जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति
5 तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँ सर्वंदहेयं यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति
6 तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतद्दहेति ।तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाक दग्धुं स तत एवनिववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति
7 अथ वायुमब्रुवन्वायवेतद्विजानीहिकिमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति
8 तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीति वायुर्वाअहमस्मीत्यब्रवीन्मातरिश्वा वा अहमस्मीति
9 तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँसर्वमाददीय यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति
10 तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतदादत्स्वेतितदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाकादतुम् |स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति
11 अथेन्द्रमब्रुवन्मघवन्नेतद्विजानीहि किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेतितदभ्यद्रवत्तस्मात्तिरोदधे
12 स तस्मिन्नेवाकाशे स्त्रियमाजगाम बहुशोभमानामुमाँहैमवतीं ताँहोवाच किमेतद्यक्षमिति
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit and reviewed against it, covering four sections and all 35 source-numbered verses with the opening and closing invocation. Sanskrit Wikisource contributors’ transcription, revision 407400, CC BY-SA 4.0; the underlying ancient text is public domain.
1 Brahman won a victory for the gods. In that victoryof Brahman, the gods exalted themselves.
2 They thought, "This victory is ours alone; this glory is ours alone."Brahman knew their thought and appeared before them. They did not knowwhat this wondrous being was.
3 They said to Agni, "Jatavedas, find outwhat this wondrous being is." "So be it."
4 He rushed toward it. It asked him, "Who are you?" "I am Agni,"he said. "I am Jatavedas."
5 "What power is there in you?" "I could burnall that is here on earth."
6 It set a blade of grass before him: "Burn this."He went at it with all his force, but could not burn it. From therehe turned back. "I could not find out what this wondrous being is."
7 Then they said to Vayu, "Vayu, find outwhat this wondrous being is." "So be it."
8 He rushed toward it. It asked him, "Who are you?" "I am Vayu,"he said. "I am Matarishvan."
9 "What power is there in you?" "I could carry awayall that is here on earth."
10 It set a blade of grass before him: "Carry this away."He went at it with all his force, but could not carry it away.From there he turned back. "I could not find out what this wondrous being is."
11 Then they said to Indra, "Maghavan, find out what this wondrous being is." "So be it."He rushed toward it, but it vanished from him.
12 In that very space he came upon a woman, shining with great splendor: UmaHaimavati. He asked her, "What was this wondrous being?"
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the Sanskrit and reviewed against it, covering four sections and all 35 source-numbered verses with the opening and closing invocation. Sanskrit Wikisource contributors’ transcription, revision 407400, CC BY-SA 4.0; the underlying ancient text is public domain.
1 Brahman won a victory for the gods. In that victory of Brahman,the gods took pride.
2 They thought, "This victory is ours alone; this greatness is ours alone."Brahman knew their thought and appeared before them. They did not knowwhat this mysterious being was.
3 They said to Agni, "Jatavedas, find outwhat this mysterious being is." "Yes," he said.
4 He hurried up to it. It asked him, "Who are you?" "I am Agni,"he said. "I am Jatavedas."
5 "What power do you have?" "I could burn allthat is here on earth."
6 It set a blade of grass before him. "Burn this."He rushed at it with all his speed, but could not burn it. From therehe went straight back. "I could not find out what this mysterious being is."
7 Then they said to Vayu, "Vayu, find outwhat this mysterious being is." "Yes," he said.
8 He hurried up to it. It asked him, "Who are you?" "I am Vayu,"he said. "I am Matarishvan."
9 "What power do you have?" "I could carry awayeverything here on earth."
10 It set a blade of grass before him. "Carry this away."He rushed at it with all his speed, but could not carry it away.From there he went straight back. "I could not find out what this mysterious being is."
11 Then they said to Indra, "Maghavan, find out what this mysterious being is." "Yes," he said.He hurried up to it, but it disappeared from him.
12 In that very space he came upon a woman of great beauty, UmaHaimavati. He asked her, "What is this mysterious being?"
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Section 3 is part of Kena 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 3 of 4 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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