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Part I
Canto I

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Verse: 1 
Sentence: 1    uśan ha vai vājaśravasaḥ sarvavedasaṃ dadau
   uśan ha vai vājaśravasaḥ sarva-vedasam~ dadau
Sentence: 2    tasya ha naciketā nāma putra āsa
   tasya ha naciketāḥ~ nāma putraḥ~ āsa

Verse: 2 
Sentence: 1    taṃ ha kumāraṃ santaṃ dakṣiṇāsu nīyamānāsu śraddʰāviveśa
   tam~ ha kumāram~ santam~ dakṣiṇāsu nīyamānāsu śraddʰā~ ā-viveśa
Sentence: 2    so 'manyata
   saḥ~ amanyata

Verse: 3 
Sentence: 1    pītodakā jagdʰatr̥ṇā dugdʰadohā nirindriyāḥ
   pīta~-udakāḥ~ jagdʰa-tr̥ṇāḥ~ dugdʰa-dohāḥ~
Sentence: 2    anandā nāma te lokās
   niḥ~-indriyāḥ~ anandāḥ~
Sentence: 3    tān sa gaccʰati tā dadat
   nāma te lokāḥ~ tān sa gaccʰati tāḥ~ dadat

Verse: 4 
Sentence: 1    sa hovāca pitaraṃ
   sa ha~ uvāca pitaram~
Sentence: 2    tāta kasmai māṃ dāsyasīti
   tāta kasmai mām~ dāsyasi~
Sentence: 3    dvitīyaṃ tr̥tīyaṃ
   iti dvitīyam~ tr̥tīyam~
Sentence: 4    taṃ hovāca
   tam~ ha~ uvāca
Sentence: 5    mr̥tyave tvā dadāmīti
   mr̥tyave tvā dadāmi~ iti

Verse: 5 
Sentence: 1    bahūnām emi pratʰamo
   bahūnām emi pratʰamaḥ~
Sentence: 2    bahūnām emi madʰyamaḥ
   bahūnām emi madʰyamas~
Sentence: 4    kiṃ svid yamasya kartavyaṃ
   kim~ svid yamasya kartavyam~
Sentence: 5    yan mayādya kariṣyati
   yad~ mayā~ adya kariṣyati

Verse: 6 
Sentence: 1    anupaśya yatʰā pūrve
   anu-paśya yatʰā pūrve
Sentence: 2    pratipaśya tatʰāpare
   prati-paśya tatʰā~ apare
Sentence: 3    sasyam iva martyaḥ pacyate
   sasyam iva martyas~ pacyate
Sentence: 4    sasyam iva jāyate punaḥ
   sasyam iva jāyate punar~

Verse: 7 
Sentence: 1    vaiśvānaraḥ praviśaty atitʰir brāhmaṇo gr̥hān
   vaiśvānaras~ pra-viśati~ atitʰiḥ~ brāhmaṇaḥ~
Sentence: 2    tasyaitāṃ śāntiṃ kurvanti
   gr̥hān tasya~ etām~ śāntim~
Sentence: 3    hara vaivasvatodakam
   kurvanti hara vaivasvata~ udakam

Verse: 8 
Sentence: 1    āśāpratīkṣe saṃgataṃ sūnr̥tāṃ ceṣṭāpūrte putrapaśūm̐ś ca sarvān
   āśā-pratīkṣe saṃgataṃ sūnr̥tāṃ ca~ iṣṭā-pūrte putra-paśūn~ ca
Sentence: 2    etad vr̥ṅkte puruṣasyālpamedʰaso
   sarvān etad vr̥ṅkte puruṣasya~ alpa-medʰasaḥ~
Sentence: 3    yasyānaśnan vasati brāhmaṇo gr̥he
   yasya~ an-aśnan vasati brāhmaṇaḥ~ gr̥he

Verse: 9 
Sentence: 1    tisro rātrīr yad avātsīr gr̥he me 'naśnan brahmann atitʰir namasyaḥ
   tisraḥ~ rātrīḥ~ yad avātsīḥ~ gr̥he me ~an-aśnan brahman~ atitʰiḥ~ namasyaḥ~
Sentence: 2    namas te 'stu brahman
   namaḥ~ te ~astu brahman
Sentence: 3    svasti me 'stu
   svasti me ~astu
Sentence: 4    tasmāt prati trīn varān vr̥ṇīṣva
   tasmād~ prati trīn varān vr̥ṇīṣva

Verse: 10 
Sentence: 1    śāntasaṃkalpaḥ sumanā yatʰā syād vītamanyur gautamo mābʰi mr̥tyo
   śānta-saṃkalpas~ sumanā yatʰā syād vīta-manyuḥ~ gautamaḥ~ mā~ abʰi
Sentence: 2    tvatprasr̥ṣṭam mābʰivadet pratīta
   mr̥tyo tvat-prasr̥ṣṭam mā ~abʰi-vadet
Sentence: 3    etat trayāṇāṃ pratʰamaṃ varaṃ vr̥ṇe
   prati~-itaḥ~ etad~ trayāṇām~ pratʰamam~ varam~ vr̥ṇe

Verse: 11 
Sentence: 1    yatʰā purastād bʰavitā pratīta
   yatʰā purastād bʰavitā prati~-itaḥ~
Sentence: 2    auddālakir āruṇir matprasr̥ṣṭaḥ
   auddālakiḥ~ āruṇiḥ~ mad~-prasr̥ṣṭas~
Sentence: 3    sukʰaṃ rātrīḥ śayitā vītamanyus
   sukʰam~ rātrīs~ śayitā vīta-manyuḥ~
Sentence: 4    tvāṃ dadr̥śivān mr̥tyumukʰāt pramuktam
   tvām~ dadr̥śivān mr̥tyu-mukʰād~ pra-muktam

Verse: 12 
Sentence: 1    svarge loke na bʰayaṃ kiñcanāsti
   svarge loke na bʰayam~ kim~-cana~
Sentence: 2    na tatra tvan na jarayā bibʰeti
   asti na tatra tvad~ na jarayā bibʰeti
Sentence: 3    ubʰe tīrtvāśanāyāpipāse
   ubʰe tīrtvā~ aśanāyā-pipāse
Sentence: 4    śokātigo modate svargaloke
   śoka~-atigaḥ~ modate svarga-loke

Verse: 13 
Sentence: 1    sa tvam agniṃ svargyam adʰyeṣi mr̥tyo
   sa tvam agnim~ svargyam adʰi~-eṣi mr̥tyo
Sentence: 2    prabrūhi tvaṃ śraddadʰānāya mahyam
   pra-brūhi tvam~ śrad-dadʰānāya mahyam
Sentence: 3    svargalokā amr̥tatvaṃ bʰajanta
   svarga-lokā amr̥tatvaṃ bʰajante~
Sentence: 4    etad dvitīyena vr̥ṇe vareṇa
   etad dvitīyena vr̥ṇe vareṇa

Verse: 14 
Sentence: 1    pra te bravīmi
   pra te bravīmi
Sentence: 2    tad u me nibodʰa svargyam agniṃ naciketaḥ prajānan anantalokāptim atʰo pratiṣṭʰāṃ
   tad u me ni-bodʰa svargyam agnim~ naciketas~ pra-jānan anantaloka~-āptim atʰa~ u
Sentence: 3    viddʰi tvam etaṃ nihitaṃ guhāyām
   pra-tiṣṭʰām~ viddʰi tvam etam~ nihitam~ guhāyām

Verse: 15 
Sentence: 1    lokādim agniṃ tam uvāca tasmai
   loka~-ādim agnim~ tam uvāca tasmai
Sentence: 2    yā iṣṭakā yāvatīr vā yatʰā vā
   yāḥ~ iṣṭakāḥ~ yāvatīḥ~ vā yatʰā
Sentence: 3    sa cāpi tat pratyavadad yatʰoktaṃ atʰāsya mr̥tyuḥ punar eva āha tuṣṭaḥ
   vā sa ca~ api tad~ prati~-avadad yatʰā~-uktam~ atʰa~ asya mr̥tyus~ punar eva~ āha tuṣṭas~

Verse: 16 
Sentence: 1    tam abravīt prīyamāṇo mahātmā
   tam abravīt prīyamāṇaḥ~ mahā~-ātmā
Sentence: 2    varaṃ tavehādya dadāmi bʰūyaḥ
   varam~ tava~ iha~ adya dadāmi
Sentence: 3    tavaiva nāmnā bʰavitāyam agniḥ
   bʰūyaḥ~ tava~ eva nāmnā bʰavitā~
Sentence: 4    sr̥ṅkāṃ cemām anekarūpāṃ gr̥hāṇa
   ayam agnis~ sr̥ṅkām~ ca~ imām aneka-rūpām~ gr̥hāṇa

Verse: 17 
Sentence: 1    triṇāciketas tribʰir etya sandʰiṃ
   triṇāciketaḥ~ tribʰiḥ~ etya sandʰim~
Sentence: 2    trikarmakr̥t tarati janmamr̥tyū
   trikarma-kr̥t tarati janma-mr̥tyū
Sentence: 3    brahma jajñaṃ devam īḍyaṃ viditvā
   brahma jajñam~ devam īḍyam~ viditvā
Sentence: 4    nicāyyemāṃ śāntim atyantam eti
   nicāyya~ imām~ śāntim atyantam eti

Verse: 18 
Sentence: 1    triṇāciketas trayam etad viditvā
   triṇāciketaḥ~ trayam etad viditvā
Sentence: 2    ya evaṃ vidvām̐ś cinute nāciketam
   yaḥ~ evam~ vidvān~ cinute nāciketam
Sentence: 3    sa mr̥tyupāśān purataḥ praṇodya
   sa mr̥tyu-pāśān puratas~ pra-~nodya
Sentence: 4    śokātigo modate svargaloke
   śoka~-atigaḥ~ modate svarga-loke

Verse: 19 
Sentence: 1    eṣa te 'gnir naciketaḥ svargyo
   eṣa te ~agniḥ~ naciketaḥ svargyaḥ~
Sentence: 2    yam avr̥ṇītʰā dvitīyena vareṇa
   yam avr̥ṇītʰāḥ~ dvitīyena vareṇa
Sentence: 3    etam agniṃ tavaiva pravakṣyanti janāsas
   etam agniṃ tava~ eva pra-vakṣyanti janāsaḥ~
Sentence: 4    tr̥tīyaṃ varaṃ naciketo vr̥ṇīṣva
   tr̥tīyam~ varam~ naciketaḥ~ vr̥ṇīṣva

Verse: 20 
Sentence: 1    yeyaṃ prete vicikitsā manuṣye
   yā~ iyaṃ pra~-ite vicikitsā manuṣye
Sentence: 2    'stīty eke nāyam astīti caike
   ~asti~ iti~ eke na~ ayam asti~ iti ca~ eke
Sentence: 3    etad vidyām anuśiṣṭas tvayāhaṃ
   etad vidyām anu-śiṣṭaḥ~ tvayā~ aham~
Sentence: 4    varāṇām eṣa varas tr̥tīyaḥ
   varāṇām eṣa varaḥ~ tr̥tīyas~

Verse: 21 
Sentence: 1    devair atrāpi vicikitsitaṃ purā
   devaiḥ~ atra~ api vicikitsitam~ purā
Sentence: 2    na hi suvijñeyam
   na hi suvijñeyam
Sentence: 3    aṇur eṣa dʰarmaḥ
   aṇuḥ~ eṣa dʰarmaḥ~
Sentence: 4    anyaṃ varaṃ naciketo vr̥ṇīṣva
   anyam~ varam~ naciketaḥ~ vr̥ṇīṣva
Sentence: 5    mā moparotsīr
   mā mā~ upa-rotsīḥ~
Sentence: 6    ati mā sr̥jainam
   ati mā sr̥ja~ enam

Verse: 22 
Sentence: 1    devair atrāpi vicikitsitaṃ kila
   devaiḥ~ atra~ api vicikitsitam~ kila
Sentence: 2    tvaṃ ca mr̥tyo yan na sujñeyam āttʰa
   tvam~ ca mr̥tyo yan na sujñeyam āttʰa
Sentence: 3    vaktā cāsya tvādr̥g anyo na labʰyo
   vaktā ca~ asya tvādr̥g anyaḥ~ na labʰyaḥ~
Sentence: 4    nānyo varas tulya etasya kaścit
   na~ anyaḥ~ varaḥ~ tulyaḥ~ etasya kaḥ~-cit

Verse: 23 
Sentence: 1    śatāyuṣaḥ putrapautrān vr̥ṇīṣvā bahūn paśūn hastihiraṇyam aśvān
   śata~-āyuṣas~ putra-pautrān vr̥ṇīṣvā bahūn paśūn hasti-hiraṇyam aśvān
Sentence: 2    bʰūmer mahad āyatanaṃ vr̥ṇīṣva
   bʰūmeḥ~ mahad āyatanam~ vr̥ṇīṣva
Sentence: 3    svayaṃ ca jīva śarado yāvad iccʰasi
   svayam~ ca jīva śaradaḥ~ yāvad iccʰasi

Verse: 24 
Sentence: 1    etat tulyaṃ yadi manyase varaṃ
   etad~ tulyam~ yadi manyase varam~
Sentence: 2    vr̥ṇīṣva vittaṃ cirajīvikāṃ ca
   vr̥ṇīṣva vittam~ cira-jīvikām~ ca
Sentence: 3    mahābʰūmau naciketas tvam edʰi
   mahā-bʰūmau naciketaḥ~ tvam edʰi
Sentence: 4    kāmānāṃ tvā kāmabʰājaṃ karomi
   kāmānām~ tvā kāma-bʰājam~ karomi

Verse: 25 
Sentence: 1    ye ye kāmā durlabʰā martyaloke
   ye ye kāmāḥ~ durlabʰāḥ~ martya-loke
Sentence: 2    sarvān kāmām̐ś cʰandataḥ prārtʰayasva
   sarvān kāmān~ cʰandatas~ pra~-artʰayasva
Sentence: 3    imā rāmāḥ saratʰāḥ satūryā
   imāḥ~ rāmās~ sa-ratʰās~ sa-tūryāḥ~
Sentence: 4    na hīdr̥śā lambʰanīyā manuṣyair
   na hi~ īdr̥śāḥ~ lambʰanīyāḥ~ manuṣyaiḥ~
Sentence: 5    ābʰir matprattābʰiḥ paricārayasva naciketo
   ābʰiḥ~ mad~-prattābʰis~ pari-cārayasva naciketaḥ~
Sentence: 6    maraṇaṃ mānuprākṣīḥ
   maraṇam~ mā~ anu-prākṣīs~

Verse: 26 
Sentence: 1    śvobʰāvā martyasya yad antakaitat sarvendriyāṇāṃ jarayanti tejaḥ
   śvaḥ~-bʰāvā martyasya yad antaka~ etad~ sarva~-indriyāṇām~ jarayanti tejaḥ~
Sentence: 2    api sarvaṃ jīvitam alpam eva
   api sarvam~ jīvitam alpam eva
Sentence: 3    tavaiva vāhās tava nr̥tyagīte
   tava~ eva vāhāḥ~ tava nr̥tya-gīte

Verse: 27 
Sentence: 1    na vittena tarpaṇīyo manuṣyo
   na vittena tarpaṇīyaḥ~ manuṣyaḥ~
Sentence: 2    lapsyāmahe vittam
   lapsyāmahe vittam
Sentence: 3    adrākṣma cet tvā
   adrākṣma ced~ tvā
Sentence: 4    jīviṣyāmo yāvad īśiṣyasi tvaṃ
   jīviṣyāmaḥ~ yāvad īśiṣyasi tvam~
Sentence: 5    varas tu me varaṇīyaḥ sa eva
   varaḥ~ tu me varaṇīyaḥ sa eva

Verse: 28 
Sentence: 1    ajīryatām amr̥tānām upetya
   ajīryatām amr̥tānām upa~-itya
Sentence: 2    jīryan martyaḥ kvadʰaḥstʰaḥ prajānan
   jīryan martyas~ kvadʰaḥstʰas~ pra-jānan
Sentence: 3    abʰidʰyāyan varṇaratipramodān atidīrgʰe jīvite ko rameta
   abʰi-dʰyāyan varṇa-rati-pramodān ati-dīrgʰe jīvite kaḥ~ rameta

Verse: 29 
Sentence: 1    yasminn idaṃ vicikitsanti mr̥tyo
   yasmin~ idam~ vi-cikitsanti mr̥tyo
Sentence: 2    yat sāmparāye mahati
   yad~ sāmparāye mahati
Sentence: 3    brūhi nas tat
   brūhi naḥ~ tad~
Sentence: 4    yo 'yaṃ varo gūḍʰam anupraviṣṭo
   yaḥ~ ayam~ varaḥ~ gūḍʰam anu-pra-viṣṭaḥ~
Sentence: 5    nānyaṃ tasmān naciketā vr̥ṇīte
   na~ anyam~ tasmād naciketāḥ~ vr̥ṇīte


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