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Katha Upanishad 1.2

तꣳ ह कुमारꣳ सन्तं दक्षिणासु नीयमानासु श्रद्धाऽऽविवेश सोऽमन्यत ॥

tam ha kumaram santam dakshinasu niyamanasu shraddha''vivesha so'manyata ||

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
श्रेयःshreyahthe good
chaand
प्रेयःpreyahthe pleasant
chaand
मनुष्यम्manushyamto a person
एतःetahthese two
तौtauboth
सम्परीत्यsamparityaexamining
विविनक्तिvivinaktidiscriminates
धीरःdhirahthe wise one
श्रेयःshreyahthe good
हिhiindeed
धीरःdhirahthe wise one
अभिabhiover
प्रेयसःpreyasahthe pleasant
वृणीतेvrinitechooses

When the gifts were being distributed, faith entered the boy, still a youth. He thought:

जब वे दक्षिणाएँ बाँटी जा रही थीं, तब उस कुमार — अभी बालक ही था — के हृदय में श्रद्धा ने प्रवेश किया। उसने विचार किया —