KathaUpanishad
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indri̍yāṇām pṛ̱ thag-bhā̍vam udayā̍stamayau ca̱ yat |<br />
pṛthag u̱ tpadya̍ mānānam maṯvā dhīṟo na̱ śoca̍ ti || 6 ||<br />
indriyāṇām = of the senses<br />
pṛthak bhāvam = their separate natures<br />
udayāstamayau = rising and setting<br />
ca yat = and that<br />
utpadyamānānam = that are generated separately from their sources<br />
matvā = knowing through the process of discrimination;<br />
dhīraḥ = the wise, intelligent person<br />
na śocati = does not grieve<br />
Having understood that the senses have their separate origin and that they are distinct from<br />
Atman and also that their rising and setting belong to them alone, a wise man grieves no<br />
more.<br />
iṉdriye̱ bhyaḥ pa̍ ram ma̱ no̱ ma̱ nasa̍ s sattva̱ m utta̍ mam |<br />
sattvā̍d a̱ dhi ma̍ hān āṯmā̱ mahato̍ 'vyakta̱ m utta̍ mam || 7 ||<br />
indriyebhyaḥ param manaḥ = the mind is superior to the senses<br />
manasas sattvam uttamam = the “essence of the mind” is better than the mind<br />
sattvāt adhi mahān ātma = higher than the intellect is the Spirit ”<br />
mahataḥ avyaktam uttamam = the unmanifest is superior to the Spirit.<br />
Beyond the senses is the mind,<br />
beyond the mind is the intellect,<br />
higher than the intellect is the Spirit within<br />
higher than the Spirit within is the Unmanifest Spirit beyond.<br />
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