shreyas
श्रेयस् śreyasThe good, the truly beneficial, set against preyas, the merely pleasant, in the Katha Upanishad (1.2). The wise discern the two and choose shreyas; the foolish chase preyas and miss the end.
Where this term appears
- The Katha Upanishad: the boy who questioned Death Treatise
It is well with him who clings to the good; he who chooses the pleasant, misses his end" (1.2.1). Shreyas and preyas , the good and the dear.
- The Ones Who Asked Treatise
There are two paths, the god says, the good and the pleasant, shreyas and preyas .
- Nachiketas and the god of death Journal
There is the shreyas , the good, and there is the preyas , the pleasant.