दूरमेते विपरीते विषूची अविद्या या च विद्येति ज्ञाता । विद्याभीप्सिनं नचिकेतसं मन्ये न त्वा कामा बहवोऽलोलुपन्त ॥ ४॥

Wide apart and leading to different ends are these two: ignorance and what is known as Knowledge. I regard you, O Nachiketa, to be one who desires Knowledge; for even many pleasures could not tempt you away.

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Transliteration

dūramete viparīte viṣūcī avidyā yā ca vidyeti jñātā | vidyābhīpsinaṃ naciketasaṃ manye na tvā kāmā bahavo’lolupanta|| 4||

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दूरमेते

wide apart

(high)

विपरीते

opposite

(high)

विषूची

leading to different ends

(high)

अविद्या

ignorance

(high)

या

which

(high)

च

and

(high)

विद्येति

what is known as Knowledge

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ज्ञाता

known

(high)

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