Repeated Phrases in the Katha Upanishad

Here is a programmatic list of Devanagari phrases that appear in multiple verses across the Selected Verses of the Katha Upanishad:

1. The Realized Soul Escapes Grief

महान्तं विभुमात्मानं मत्वा धीरो न शोचति

Knowing the great, all-pervading Atman, the wise one does not grieve

Found in: 1.2.22, 2.1.4


2. “This is truly That”

एतद्वै तत् / एतद्वैतत्

This is truly That

Found in: 2.1.3, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, 2.1.12, 2.1.13, 2.2.1, 2.2.4, 2.2.8, 2.3.1


3. The Lord of Past and Future

ईशानं भूतभव्यस्य न ततो विजुगुप्सते

The Lord of what has been and what will be, one is no longer repelled

Found in: 2.1.5, 2.1.12


4. The One Inner Self in All Forms

एकस्तथा सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बहिश्च

As the one Inner Self of all beings, He corresponds in form to every form, and yet is outside

Found in: 2.2.9, 2.2.10


5. That is the Radiant, That is Brahman

तदेव शुक्रं तद्ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते

That alone is the Radiant, That is Brahman, That alone is called Immortal

Found in: 2.2.8, 2.3.1


6. All Worlds Rest in It

तस्मिंल्लोकाः श्रिताः सर्वे तदु नात्येति कश्चन

In It all worlds are resting, and no one ever goes beyond It

Found in: 2.2.8, 2.3.1