KathaUpanishad

vṛṇīśva = ask for;
mahad-āyatanaṁ = a vast expanse, habitat, region, a kingdom -
bhūmeḥ = of the earth.
ca = and,
svayaṁ = you I yourself;
jīva = live,
śaradaḥ = years;
yāvat icchasi = as you wish to live.
Yama said: Choose sons and grandsons who shall live a hundred years; choose
elephants, horses, herds of cattle and gold. Choose a vast domain on earth; live
here as many years as you desires.
etat tulyam yadi manyase, varaṁ vṛṇ
ṛṇīṣva, vittaṁ cira-jīvikāṁ ca,
mahā-bhῡmau naciketas tvam edhi, kāmānāṁ tvā kāmabhājaṁ karomi. (24)
naciketas = O Naciketas;
yadi = if;
manyase = you think that;
etat tulyam = equal to this;
varaṁ vṛṇīśva = please request that boon;
vittaṁ = wealth;
ca = and;
cira-jīvikaṁ = longevity,
mahā-bhūmau = vast tracts of land;
tvam = you,
edhi = become (prosper);
kāmānāṁ = of all desirable things;
tvā kāma-bhājam karomi = I will make you the enjoyer.
“Any boon like this that you want, choose it, and wealth and long life. Prosper, O
Nachiketas, on this vast earth!”
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