Kena Upanishad 2.1
यदि मन्यसे सुवेदेति दभ्रमेवापि नूनं त्वं वेत्थ ब्रह्मणो रूपम् | यदस्य त्वं यदस्य देवेषु अथ नु मीमाꣳस्येवते ॥
yadi manyase suvedeti dabhram evapi nunam tvam vettha brahmano rupam | yadasya tvam yadasya deveshu atha nu mimamsyev ate ||
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| यदि | yadi | if |
| मन्यसे | manyase | you think |
| सुवेद | suveda | well known |
| इति | iti | thus |
| दभ्रम् | dabhram | very little |
| एव | eva | indeed |
| अपि | api | even |
| नूनम् | nunam | surely |
| त्वम् | tvam | you |
| वेत्थ | vettha | know |
| ब्रह्मणः | brahmanah | of Brahman |
| रूपम् | rupam | the form |
If you think 'I know it well,' then surely you know but little of the form of Brahman — whether as it is in you or as it is among the gods. So I think it is yet to be inquired into.
यदि तू यह मानता है कि 'मैंने उसे भली-भाँति जान लिया', तो निश्चय ही तू ब्रह्म के स्वरूप को थोड़ा ही जानता है — चाहे वह तुझ में हो, चाहे देवताओं में। इसलिए अब भी उस पर विचार करना शेष है — ऐसा मेरा मत है।