{
  "id": "rigveda/1.161.1",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/1.161.1/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "1.161.1",
  "speaker": "Addressed to The Ribhus",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "किमु॒ श्रेष्ठः॒ किं यवि॑ष्ठो न॒ आज॑ग॒न्किमी॑यते दू॒त्यं॑ कद्यदू॑चि॒म ।\nन नि॑न्दिम चम॒सं यो म॑हाकु॒लो अग्ने॑ भ्रात॒र्द्रुण॒ इद्भू॒तिमू॑दिम ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "kím u śréṣṭhaḥ kíṃ yáviṣṭho na ā́jagan kím īyate dūtyàṃ kád yád ūcimá |\nná nindima camasáṃ yó mahākuló ágne bhrātar drúṇa íd bhūtím ūdima ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what, why",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śreṣṭhaḥ",
      "meaning": "best",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yaviṣṭhaḥ",
      "meaning": "youngest",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "naḥ",
      "meaning": "us",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ā",
      "meaning": "hither",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ajagan",
      "meaning": "has come",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "īyate",
      "meaning": "is sent",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dūtyam",
      "meaning": "messenger's office",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kat",
      "meaning": "when",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ūcima",
      "meaning": "we have spoken",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nindima",
      "meaning": "we have reviled",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "camasam",
      "meaning": "the cup",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yaḥ",
      "meaning": "who",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mahākulaḥ",
      "meaning": "of great lineage",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agne",
      "meaning": "O Agni",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhrātar",
      "meaning": "O brother",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "druṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "of the wood",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "it",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhūtim",
      "meaning": "the portion",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ūdima",
      "meaning": "we have spoken",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "क्या सबसे बड़ा है, क्या सबसे छोटा हमारे पास आया? क्या दूत का कार्य भेजा जाता है, जब हम बोलते हैं? हम उस चषाल को नहीं कोसते जो महाकुल का है; हे अग्नि, हे भाई, काष्ठ-पात्र के भाग को हम ही तो बाँटते हैं।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "மிகப் பெரியவர் யார், மிகச் சிறியவர் யார் எங்களிடம் வந்தார்? தூதுப் பணி எப்போது அனுப்பப்படுகிறது, நாம் சொல்லும்போது? பெரிய குலத்தவரான அந்தக் கிண்ணத்தை நாம் இகழவில்லை; ஓ அக்னி, ஓ சகோதரா, மரக் கிண்ணத்தின் பங்கையே நாம் பகிர்கிறோம்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "అత్యంత గొప్పవాడు ఎవరు, అత్యంత చిన్నవాడు ఎవరు మా వద్దకు వచ్చారు? మనం చెప్పినప్పుడు దూత పని ఎప్పుడు పంపబడుతుంది? గొప్ప కులానికి చెందిన ఆ చషాలను మనం నిందించలేదు; ఓ అగ్ని, ఓ సోదరా, చెక్క పాత్రలోని భాగాన్నే మనం పంచుకుంటాము.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರು ಯಾರು, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಿರಿಯರು ಯಾರು ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಬಂದರು? ನಾವು ಹೇಳಿದಾಗ ದೂತ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಯಾವಾಗ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ? ಮಹಾಕುಲದ ಆ ಚಷಾಲವನ್ನು ನಾವು ನಿಂದಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಓ ಅಗ್ನಿ, ಓ ಸಹೋದರ, ಮರದ ಪಾತ್ರೆಯ ಪಾಲನ್ನೇ ನಾವು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഏറ്റവും മഹാനാര്, ഏറ്റവും ഇളയവനാര് ഞങ്ങളുടെ അടുത്ത് വന്നു? നാം പറയുമ്പോൾ ദൂതകർമ്മം എപ്പോൾ അയയ്ക്കപ്പെടുന്നു? മഹാകുലത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച ആ ചഷാലത്തെ നാം നിന്ദിച്ചില്ല; ഓ അഗ്നി, ഓ സഹോദരാ, മരപ്പാത്രത്തിലെ ഭാഗം തന്നെയാണ് നാം പങ്കിടുന്നത്.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ কে, সর্বকনিষ্ঠ কে আমাদের কাছে এসেছে? যখন আমরা বলি তখন দূতকর্ম কেন প্রেরিত হয়? মহাকুলজাত সেই চষালকে আমরা নিন্দা করিনি; হে অগ্নি, হে ভ্রাতা, কাষ্ঠপাত্রের অংশই তো আমরা ভাগ করি।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "सर्वात श्रेष्ठ कोण, सर्वात लहान कोण आमच्याकडे आला? आपण बोलतो तेव्हा दूतकार्य कधी पाठवले जाते? महाकुलातील त्या चषालाची आपण निंदा केली नाही; हे अग्नी, हे बंधो, लाकडी पात्रातील भागच आपण वाटून घेतो.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "સૌથી શ્રેષ્ઠ કોણ, સૌથી નાનો કોણ અમારી પાસે આવ્યો? આપણે બોલીએ ત્યારે દૂતકાર્ય ક્યારે મોકલાય છે? મહાકુળના તે ચષાલની આપણે નિંદા કરી નથી; હે અગ્નિ, હે ભાઈ, લાકડાના પાત્રનો ભાગ જ આપણે વહેંચીએ છીએ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਕੌਣ, ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੌਣ ਸਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਆਇਆ? ਜਦੋਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਦੂਤ-ਕਾਰਜ ਕਦੋਂ ਭੇਜਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਮਹਾਕੁਲ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਚਸ਼ਾਲ ਦੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ; ਹੇ ਅਗਨੀ, ਹੇ ਭਰਾ, ਲੱਕੜੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਤਰ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੰਡਦੇ ਹਾਂ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସର୍ବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କିଏ, ସର୍ବକନିଷ୍ଠ କିଏ ଆମ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଲା? ଆମେ କହିବା ବେଳେ ଦୂତକର୍ମ କେବେ ପଠାଯାଏ? ମହାକୁଳର ସେ ଚଷାଳକୁ ଆମେ ନିନ୍ଦା କରିନାହୁଁ; ହେ ଅଗ୍ନି, ହେ ଭାଇ, କାଠପାତ୍ରର ଭାଗ ହିଁ ଆମେ ବାଣ୍ଟୁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "سب سے بڑا کون، سب سے چھوٹا کون ہمارے پاس آیا؟ جب ہم کہتے ہیں تو قاصد کا کام کب بھیجا جاتا ہے؟ ہم اس پیالے کی مذمت نہیں کرتے جو عظیم خاندان کا ہے؛ اے اگنی، اے بھائی، ہم تو لکڑی کے پیالے کا حصہ ہی بانٹتے ہیں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Who came to us as the greatest, who as the youngest? When is the office of messenger sent, when we have spoken? We have not reviled the cup of the great family; O Agni, O brother, we share only the portion of the wooden cup.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Quién vino a nosotros como el mayor, quién como el menor? ¿Cuándo se envía el oficio de mensajero, cuando hemos hablado? No hemos injuriado la copa de la gran familia; oh Agni, oh hermano, solo compartimos la porción de la copa de madera.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Qui est venu à nous comme le plus grand, qui comme le plus jeune ? Quand la charge de messager est-elle envoyée, lorsque nous avons parlé ? Nous n'avons pas injurié la coupe de la grande lignée ; ô Agni, ô frère, nous ne partageons que la part de la coupe de bois.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Wer kam zu uns als der Größte, wer als der Jüngste? Wann wird das Botenamt gesandt, wenn wir gesprochen haben? Den Becher der großen Sippe haben wir nicht geschmäht; o Agni, o Bruder, wir teilen nur den Anteil des hölzernen Bechers.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quem veio a nós como o maior, quem como o mais jovem? Quando se envia o ofício de mensageiro, quando falamos? Não injuriamos a taça da grande linhagem; ó Agni, ó irmão, apenas partilhamos a porção da taça de madeira.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Кто пришёл к нам как старший, кто как младший? Когда посылается служба вестника, когда мы говорим? Мы не порочим чашу великого рода; о Агни, о брат, мы делим лишь долю деревянной чаши.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "谁作为最年长者来到我们这里，谁作为最年幼者？当我们言说时，使者之职何时派出？我们未曾诋毁那出自大族的杯子；啊阿耆尼，啊兄弟，我们只分享木杯中的那一份。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "最も偉大な者は誰か、最も若い者は誰か、我らのもとに来た。我らが語るとき、使者の務めはいつ遣わされるのか。大きな家系の杯を我らは謗らなかった。おおアグニよ、兄弟よ、我らは木の杯の分け前を分かつのみ。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "من جاء إلينا أعظمُ شأناً، ومن أصغرُ؟ متى تُرسَل مهمةُ الرسول حين نتكلم؟ لم نذمَّ الكأس التي من الأسرة العظيمة؛ يا أغني، يا أخي، إنما نتقاسم نصيب الكأس الخشبية.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Siapa datang kepada kami sebagai yang tertua, siapa sebagai yang termuda? Kapan tugas utusan dikirim, ketika kami berbicara? Kami tidak mencela cawan dari keluarga besar itu; wahai Agni, wahai saudara, kami hanya membagi bagian cawan kayu.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ใครมาหาพวกเราในฐานะผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ ใครในฐานะผู้อ่อนวัยที่สุด เมื่อไรจึงจะส่งทูตไปให้ เมื่อเรากล่าวแล้ว เราไม่ได้ดูหมิ่นถ้วยของตระกูลผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ โอ อัคนี โอ พี่ชาย เราแบ่งปันเพียงส่วนของถ้วยไม้เท่านั้น",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā, accented text and word analysis of the University of Zurich, via VedaWeb (University of Cologne)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0"
  },
  "topics": [
    "ribhus",
    "ritual-wisdom",
    "sacrifice",
    "kinship"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.161.1. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/1.161.1/"
}