{
  "id": "rigveda/1.164.4",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/1.164.4/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "1.164.4",
  "speaker": "Addressed to All the Gods (Riddle Song)",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "को द॑दर्श प्रथ॒मं जाय॑मानमस्थ॒न्वन्तं॒ यद॑न॒स्था बिभ॑र्ति ।\nभूम्या॒ असु॒रसृ॑गा॒त्मा क्व॑ स्वि॒त्को वि॒द्वांस॒मुप॑ गा॒त्प्रष्टु॑मे॒तत् ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "kó dadarśa prathamáṃ jā́yamānam asthanvántaṃ yád anasthā́ bíbharti |\nbhū́myā ásur ásṛg ātmā́ kvà svit kó vidvā́ṃsam úpa gāt práṣṭum etát ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kaḥ",
      "meaning": "who",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dadarśa",
      "meaning": "saw",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prathamam",
      "meaning": "first",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "jāyamānam",
      "meaning": "being born",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asthanvantam",
      "meaning": "with bones",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anasthā",
      "meaning": "boneless",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bibharti",
      "meaning": "bears",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhūmyāḥ",
      "meaning": "of the earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asuḥ",
      "meaning": "breath",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asṛk",
      "meaning": "blood",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ātmā",
      "meaning": "self",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kva",
      "meaning": "where",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "svit",
      "meaning": "then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaḥ",
      "meaning": "who",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidvāṃsam",
      "meaning": "knowing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upa",
      "meaning": "near",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gāt",
      "meaning": "went",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "praṣṭum",
      "meaning": "to ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "किसने उस पहले उत्पन्न होते हुए को देखा, जिसे हड्डीरहित ने हड्डीवाले को धारण किया? पृथ्वी का प्राण, रक्त, आत्मा कहाँ है? कौन ज्ञानी के पास यह प्रश्न पूछने जाए?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "பிறக்கும் முதல் பொருளை யார் கண்டான்? எலும்பற்றது எலும்புள்ளதைத் தாங்குவது எது? பூமியின் உயிர், குருதி, ஆன்மா எங்கே? இதைக் கேட்க அறிந்தவனிடம் யார் செல்வான்?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "పుడుతున్న మొదటిదాన్ని ఎవరు చూశారు? ఎముకలు లేనిది ఎముకలున్నదాన్ని ఏది ధరిస్తుంది? భూమి ప్రాణం, రక్తం, ఆత్మ ఎక్కడ? ఇది అడగడానికి జ్ఞానియొద్దకు ఎవరు వెళ్తారు?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಹುಟ್ಟುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮೊದಲನೆಯದನ್ನು ಯಾರು ಕಂಡರು? ಮೂಳೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ್ದು ಮೂಳೆಯುಳ್ಳದ್ದನ್ನು ಯಾವುದು ಹೊರುತ್ತದೆ? ಭೂಮಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಣ, ರಕ್ತ, ಆತ್ಮ ಎಲ್ಲಿ? ಇದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲು ತಿಳಿದವನ ಬಳಿ ಯಾರು ಹೋಗುವರು?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ജനിച്ചുവരുന്ന ആദ്യത്തേതിനെ ആരു കണ്ടു? അസ്ഥിയില്ലാത്തത് അസ്ഥിയുള്ളതിനെ ധരിക്കുന്നത് എന്ത്? ഭൂമിയുടെ പ്രാണൻ, രക്തം, ആത്മാവ് എവിടെ? ഇതു ചോദിക്കാൻ അറിവുള്ളവന്റെ അടുത്ത് ആര് പോകും?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "জন্মগ্রহণকারী প্রথমটিকে কে দেখেছিল? অস্থিহীন যা অস্থিযুক্তকে ধারণ করে? পৃথিবীর প্রাণ, রক্ত, আত্মা কোথায়? এ প্রশ্ন করতে জ্ঞানীর কাছে কে যাবে?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "जन्म घेणाऱ्या पहिल्याला कोणी पाहिले? हाडांशिवायचे हाडे असलेल्याला कशाने धरले? पृथ्वीचा प्राण, रक्त, आत्मा कुठे? हे विचारण्यासाठी ज्ञान्याकडे कोण जाईल?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "જન્મતા પહેલાને કોણે જોયું? અસ્થિહીન જે અસ્થિવાળાને ધારણ કરે છે તે શું? પૃથ્વીનો પ્રાણ, રક્ત, આત્મા ક્યાં છે? આ પૂછવા જ્ઞાનીની પાસે કોણ જશે?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਜਨਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ? ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਜੋ ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ, ਲਹੂ, ਆਤਮਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ? ਇਹ ਪੁੱਛਣ ਲਈ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਕੋਲ ਕੌਣ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଜନ୍ମୁଥିବା ପ୍ରଥମକୁ କିଏ ଦେଖିଲା? ଅସ୍ଥିହୀନ ଯାହା ଅସ୍ଥିଯୁକ୍ତକୁ ଧାରଣ କରେ ତାହା କ'ଣ? ପୃଥିବୀର ପ୍ରାଣ, ରକ୍ତ, ଆତ୍ମା କେଉଁଠି? ଏହା ପଚାରିବାକୁ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ପାଖକୁ କିଏ ଯିବ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جنم لیتے پہلے کو کس نے دیکھا؟ بے ہڈی جو ہڈی والے کو اٹھاتا ہے، وہ کیا ہے؟ زمین کا سانس، لہو، آتما کہاں ہے؟ یہ پوچھنے کو کون عالم کے پاس جائے؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Who saw the first being born, that which has no bones bearing that which has bones? Where are the breath, blood and self of the earth? Who will go to a knowing one to ask this?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Quién vio al primero nacer, aquello sin huesos que sostiene a lo que tiene huesos? ¿Dónde están el aliento, la sangre y el sí mismo de la tierra? ¿Quién irá a un sabio a preguntar esto?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Qui a vu le premier né, celui sans os qui porte ce qui a des os ? Où sont le souffle, le sang et le soi de la terre ? Qui ira interroger un sage sur ceci ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Wer sah das Erstgeborene, das Knochenlose, das das Knochige trägt? Wo sind Atem, Blut und Selbst der Erde? Wer wird einen Wissenden fragen gehen?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quem viu o primeiro a nascer, aquilo sem ossos que sustenta o que tem ossos? Onde estão o sopro, o sangue e o eu da terra? Quem irá perguntar isto a um sábio?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Кто видел первое рождённое, то, что без костей, и несёт имеющее кости? Где дыхание, кровь и сущность земли? Кто пойдёт к знающему спросить об этом?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "谁见过最初出生的那个？无骨者承载有骨者。大地的气息、血液、自我在哪里？谁会去向智者问这件事？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "生まれてくる最初のものを誰が見たか。骨なきものが骨あるものを担うとは。大地の息、血、自我はどこにあるのか。これを問うために、知る者のもとへ誰が行くのか。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "من رأى الأول وهو يولد، ذاك الذي بلا عظم يحمل ذا العظم؟ أين نفس الأرض ودمها وذاتها؟ من يذهب إلى العارف ليسأل هذا؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Siapa melihat yang pertama lahir, yang tanpa tulang yang menopang yang bertulang? Di mana napas, darah, dan diri bumi? Siapa yang akan pergi kepada yang berpengetahuan untuk menanyakan ini?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ใครเล่าได้เห็นสิ่งแรกที่เกิดขึ้น ซึ่งไม่มีกระดูกแต่ทรงสิ่งที่มีกระดูกไว้ได้ ลมหายใจ เลือด และอาตมันของแผ่นดินอยู่ที่ไหน ใครจะไปหาผู้รู้เพื่อถามเรื่องนี้",
      "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": [
    "riddle",
    "cosmogony",
    "origin",
    "sacrifice"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.164.4. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/1.164.4/"
}