कामस्याप्तिं जगतः प्रतिष्ठां क्रतोरानन्त्यमभयस्य पारम् । स्तोममहदुरुगायं प्रतिष्ठां दृष्ट्वा धृत्या धीरो नचिकेतोऽत्यस्राक्षीः ॥ ११॥

kāmasyāptiṃ jagataḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ kratorānantyamabhayasya pāram । stomamahadurugāyaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛtyā dhīro naciketo'tyasrākṣīḥ ॥ 11॥

But you, dṛṣṭvā = having seen, examined; kāmasya-āptiṁ = the goal of desire - [all desires reach their fulfillment in the state of enlightenment and freedom from suffering]; having realised; jagataḥ pratiṣṭhāṁ = the support of the universe, the substratum; ānantyaṁ = infinitude or final end of; kratuḥ = meditation or sacrifices. (having seen) pāram = the other shore, the utmost limit; abhayasya = of fearlessness;) urugāyam = the expanse; which is stoma = praiseworthy, and mahat = great (and having seen) pratiṣṭhāṁ = existence, foundation of existence [your own state]; naciketaḥ = O Naciketas; with dhṛtyā = patience; and dhīraḥ = Intelligent, enlightened; [you have] atyasrākṣīḥ = renounced [all those material enjoyments I offered to you.]