Sanskrit: स त्वं प्रियान्प्रियरूपांश्च कामान्अभिध्यायन्नचिकेतोऽत्यस्राक्षीः ।  नैतां सृङ्कां वित्तमयीमवाप्तोयस्यां मज्जन्ति बहवो मनुष्याः  
English: 3  O Nachiketa, after pondering well the pleasures that are or seem to he delightful, you have renounced them all. You have not taken the road abounding in wealth, where many men sink. 