तानि ह वा एतानि त्रीण्यक्षराणि सतीयमिति तद्यत्सत्तदमृतमथ यत्ति तन्मर्त्यमथ यद्यं तेनोभे यच्छति यदनेनोभे यच्छति तस्माद्यमहरहर्वा एवंवित्स्वर्गं लोकमेति ॥ ८.३.५ ॥
In plain words
These are its three syllables: sat, ti, yam. What is sat is the immortal; what is ti is the mortal; and by what is yam it holds both together. Because by it it holds both together, it is yam. He who knows this goes day after day to the heavenly world.