{
  "id": "rigveda/10.81.4",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/10.81.4/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "10.81.4",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Visvakarman",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "किं स्वि॒द्वनं॒ क उ॒ स वृ॒क्ष आ॑स॒ यतो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी नि॑ष्टत॒क्षुः ।\nमनी॑षिणो॒ मन॑सा पृ॒च्छतेदु॒ तद्यद॒ध्यति॑ष्ठ॒द्भुव॑नानि धा॒रय॑न् ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "kíṃ svid vánaṃ ká u sá vṛkṣá āsa yáto dyā́vāpṛthivī́ niṣṭatakṣúḥ |\nmánīṣiṇo mánasā pṛchátéd u tád yád adhyátiṣṭhad bhúvanāni dhāráyan ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "svit",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanam",
      "meaning": "wood, forest",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaḥ",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vṛkṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "tree",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsa",
      "meaning": "was",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yatas",
      "meaning": "from which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dyāvāpṛthivī",
      "meaning": "heaven and earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niṣṭatakṣuḥ",
      "meaning": "carved out",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manīṣiṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "wise ones",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manasā",
      "meaning": "with mind",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛchata",
      "meaning": "ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "it",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "adhyatiṣṭhat",
      "meaning": "stood upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhuvanāni",
      "meaning": "worlds",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhārayan",
      "meaning": "supporting",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "वह कौन सा वन था, कौन सा वृक्ष था जिससे द्यावा-पृथिवी को तराशा गया? हे मनीषियो, मन से पूछो — वह कौन था जो सब भुवनों को धारण करते हुए उन पर अधिष्ठित हुआ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "எந்த காடு, எந்த மரம் அது, அதிலிருந்து வானும் பூமியும் செதுக்கப்பட்டன? ஞானியரே, மனதால் கேளுங்கள் — எல்லா உலகங்களையும் தாங்கி அதன்மேல் நின்றது எது?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఏ అడవి, ఏ వృక్షం అది, దానినుండి ద్యావాపృథివులు చెక్కబడ్డాయి? ఓ మనీషులారా, మనసుతో అడగండి — సర్వ లోకాలను ధరిస్తూ దానిపై నిలిచినది ఏది?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಯಾವ ಕಾಡು, ಯಾವ ಮರ ಅದು, ಅದರಿಂದ ದ್ಯಾವಾಪೃಥಿವಿ ಕೆತ್ತಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವು? ಓ ಮನೀಷಿಗಳೇ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಕೇಳಿರಿ — ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಂತದ್ದು ಯಾವುದು?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഏത് വനം, ഏത് വൃക്ഷമാണ് അത്, അതിൽനിന്ന് ദ്യാവാപൃഥിവികൾ കൊത്തിയെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടു? ജ്ഞാനികളേ, മനസ്സുകൊണ്ട് ചോദിക്കുവിൻ — സകല ലോകങ്ങളെയും ധരിച്ച് അതിന്മേൽ നിന്നത് ഏതാണ്?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "কোন বন, কোন বৃক্ষ ছিল তা, যা থেকে দ্যাবা-পৃথিবী কেটে গড়া হয়েছিল? হে মনীষীগণ, মন দিয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করো — যিনি সকল ভুবন ধারণ করে তার উপর অধিষ্ঠিত হলেন, তিনি কে?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "कोणते वन, कोणता वृक्ष तो, ज्यापासून द्यावापृथिवी कोरण्यात आल्या? हे मनीषींनो, मनाने विचारा — सर्व भुवने धारण करीत त्यावर उभा राहिलेला कोण?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "કયું વન, કયું વૃક્ષ હતું જેમાંથી દ્યાવાપૃથ્વી કોતરાઈ? હે મનીષીઓ, મનથી પૂછો — સર્વ ભુવનોને ધારણ કરીને તેના પર કોણ અધિષ્ઠિત થયો?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਕਿਹੜਾ ਜੰਗਲ, ਕਿਹੜਾ ਰੁੱਖ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਦਿਊ-ਧਰਤੀ ਤਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਗਈ? ਹੇ ਮਨੀਸ਼ੀਓ, ਮਨ ਨਾਲ ਪੁੱਛੋ — ਜੋ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ, ਉਹ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "କେଉଁ ବନ, କେଉଁ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଥିଲା, ଯାହାଠାରୁ ଦ୍ୟାବାପୃଥିବୀ କାଟି ଗଢ଼ାଗଲା? ହେ ମନୀଷୀଗଣ, ମନରେ ପଚାର — ସର୍ବ ଭୁବନ ଧାରଣ କରି ତା ଉପରେ କିଏ ଅଧିଷ୍ଠିତ ହେଲା?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "وہ کون سا جنگل اور کون سا درخت تھا جس سے آسمان و زمین تراشے گئے؟ اے دانشمندو، دل سے پوچھو — سب عالموں کو تھامے ہوئے اس پر کون قائم ہوا؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "What was the forest, what was the tree, from which they carved out heaven and earth? Ask with your minds, you wise ones: on what did he stand, supporting all the worlds?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Cuál era el bosque, cuál el árbol del que tallaron cielo y tierra? Preguntadlo con la mente, sabios: ¿sobre qué se erguió, sosteniendo todos los mundos?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Quelle était la forêt, quel était l'arbre dont furent taillés ciel et terre ? Demandez avec l'esprit, ô sages : sur quoi se tint-il, soutenant tous les mondes ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Was war der Wald, was der Baum, aus dem man Himmel und Erde schnitzte? Fragt mit dem Geist, ihr Weisen: Worauf stand er und trug alle Welten?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Qual era a floresta, qual a árvore da qual cortaram céu e terra? Perguntai com a mente, sábios: sobre o que ele se ergueu, sustentando todos os mundos?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Что это за лес, какое дерево, из которого выточили небо и землю? Спросите умом, мудрецы: на чём он стоял, держа все миры?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "什么森林，什么树，从中雕刻出天与地？诸位智者，用心去问——他立于何处，支撑着一切世界？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "いかなる森、いかなる木であったのか、そこから天と地が刻み出されたのは。賢者たちよ、心で問え——すべての世界を支えて、その上に立ったものは何か。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "ما الغابة، وما الشجرة التي نُحتت منها السماء والأرض؟ اسألوا بعقولكم أيها الحكماء: على ماذا قام، حامِلاً جميع العوالم؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Hutan apakah, pohon apakah itu, dari mana langit dan bumi dipahat? Tanyakan dengan pikiran, wahai para bijak: di atas apa ia berdiri, menyangga semua dunia?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "อะไรเล่าคือป่า อะไรเล่าคือต้นไม้ ที่จากนั้นได้แกะสลักฟ้าและดินออกมา จงถามด้วยใจของท่าน ผู้มีปัญญาทั้งหลาย ว่าพระองค์ทรงยืนอยู่บนสิ่งใด ทรงค้ำจุนโลกทั้งปวงไว้",
      "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": [
    "cosmogony",
    "visvakarman",
    "wisdom",
    "questioning"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 10.81.4. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/10.81.4/"
}