Study Of The Translation Of Confucius Philosophical Treatise Lun Yu (The Analects)
Table 7: Example of translation of the term道 [dào]
Original text | Literal translation | Translation by Popov |
子曰:志于道,据于德,依于仁,游于艺 | ‘Confucius said: Take truth as an aspiration, virtue as a basis, humanity as support and entertainment as arts.’ | ‘The philosopher said: Strive for truth, stick to virtue, rely on humanity and amuse yourself with the free arts.’ |