Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 5,2.8
॥
Devanāgarī
तत् एषः श्लोकः यदा कर्मसु काम्येषु स्त्रियम् स्वप्नेषु पश्यति समृद्धिम् तत्र जानीयात् तस्मिन् स्वप्ननिदर्शने तस्मिन् स्वप्ननिदर्शने
Transliteración (IAST)
tat eṣaḥ ślokaḥ yadā karmasu kāmyeṣu striyam svapneṣu paśyati samṛddhim tatra jānīyāt tasmin svapnanidarśane tasmin svapnanidarśane
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
तत्tatthat; this
एषःeṣaḥthis; he
श्लोकःślokaḥthe verse (śloka); the śloka; the metrical saying
यदाyadāwhen; at the moment when
कर्मसुkarmasuin works; in rites
काम्येषुkāmyeṣufor the sake of a wish (kāmya — 'undertaken from desire'); in the optional [rites]; in rites of vow
स्त्रियम्striyama woman; a female form
स्वप्नेषुsvapneṣuin dream (svapna); in dreams; in his sleep
पश्यतिpaśyatisees; looks
समृद्धिम्samṛddhimthe success (samṛddhi — 'prosperity'); the good fortune; fulfilment
तत्रtatrathere; in this
जानीयात्jānīyātlet him know it (optative of √jñā); let him discern it; let him recognize it
तस्मिन्tasminin It; in this
स्वप्ननिदर्शनेsvapnanidarśanein a dream-token (svapna-nidarśana — 'a dream-vision that indicates'); in a dream-omen; in the sign of a dream
तस्मिन्tasminin It; in this
स्वप्ननिदर्शनेsvapnanidarśanein a dream-token (svapna-nidarśana — 'a dream-vision that indicates'); in a dream-omen; in the sign of a dream
Traducción
Of this there is this verse: "When, in rites performed for something desired, he sees a woman in his dreams, let him know success in that dream-vision, in that dream-vision."
Versión
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The section closes with a śloka — a metrical seal, as the Upaniṣads customarily use for a summary. The verse fixes the rule about the dream-sign: in rites "for something desired" (kāmya), the image of a woman in a dream is testimony that the thing has come to pass.
Behind the particular rule lies the Veda's general view of a man: he is whole, and the boundary between waking and dream does not cut his spiritual life in two. A rite performed by day finishes itself by night; the depth answers the surface. The double repetition — tasmin svapna-nidarśane — is the usual seal of completion: the section on the prāṇa, its kingdom and its rite is ended, and the Upaniṣad turns to a new and great theme — the five fires and the two paths of the soul (5.3).