तं ह प्रवाहणो जैवलिरुवाचान्तवद्वै किल ते शालावत्य साम यस्त्वेतर्हि ब्रूयान्मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मूर्धा ते विपतेदिति हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानीति विद्धीति होवाच ॥ १.८.८ ॥
In plain words
Then Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said to him, "Thy Sāman, Śālāvatya, has an end. If anyone were now to say, 'Thy head shall fall off,' surely thy head would fall off." "Come, let me learn this from thee, sir." "Learn it," he said.
The commentators
Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam· bhāṣya
तमेवमुक्तवन्त ह प्रवाहणो जैवलिरुवाच अन्तवद्वै किल ते शालावत्य सामेत्यादि पूर्ववत् । तत शालावत्य आह- हन्ताहमेतद्भगवत्तो वेदानीति, विद्धीति होवाच इतर ॥
In plain words
To him who had spoken thus, Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said: 'Your Sāman is finite indeed, O Śālāvatsya' — and the rest proceeds as before. Then Śālāvatsya said: 'Ah, I wish to learn this very truth from Your Majesty.' 'Come, learn it,' replied the other.
Close to the Sanskrit
To him who spoke thus Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said: Finite truly indeed, O Śālāvatsya, is your Sāman, and so forth as before. Then Śālāvatsya said: 'Well, I wish to know this from the venerable one.' 'Know it,' the other said.