Upaniṣads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 1,3.9
॥
Devanāgarī
सा वा एषा देवता दूर् नाम दूरम् हि अस्याः मृत्युः दूरम् ह वा अस्मात् मृत्युः भवति यः एवम् वेद
Transliteración (IAST)
sā vā eṣā devatā dūr nāma dūram hi asyāḥ mṛtyuḥ dūram ha vā asmāt mṛtyuḥ bhavati yaḥ evam veda
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
साsāshe; that one
वाvātruly; surely
एषाeṣāthis; she
देवताdevatāthe deity (devatā); the deity; divine power
दूर्dūrDūr (dūr — 'the Far'); 'the Far One'; Dūr
नामnāmaby name; the name
दूरम्dūramis far away (dūram); far away; at a distance
हिhiindeed; truly
अस्याःasyāḥfrom her; it
मृत्युःmṛtyuḥdeath; dying
दूरम्dūramis far away (dūram); far away; at a distance
हhasurely; as is known
वाvātruly; surely
अस्मात्asmātfrom this; out of this
मृत्युःmṛtyuḥdeath; dying
भवतिbhavatibecomes; he presents himself
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवम्evamthus; in this way
वेदvedaknows; realises
Traducción
This deity is called Dūr: for death is far (dūram) from it. And death is far from him too who knows thus.
Versión
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Another name of the prāṇa is Dūr, "the Far": death keeps "far" (dūram) from it. The name is a safe-conduct: the power upon which evil was shattered is out of death's reach as well; around a pure breath lies a zone into which death has no entry.
And the promise follows the usual formula: death is far from the knower too. Not "abolished" — far: the knower lives in the same mortal world, but between him and death a distance has been laid — the very distance that separates a breath serving all from self-interested senses. The measure of death's nearness to a man is the measure of his self-seeking; disinterestedness pushes it beyond the horizon.