{
  "id": "rigveda/10.88.18",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/10.88.18/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "10.88.18",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Surya and Vaisvanara",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "कत्य॒ग्नयः॒ कति॒ सूर्या॑सः॒ कत्यु॒षासः॒ कत्यु॑ स्वि॒दापः॑ ।\nनोप॒स्पिजं॑ वः पितरो वदामि पृ॒च्छामि॑ वः कवयो वि॒द्मने॒ कम् ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "káty agnáyaḥ káti sū́ryāsaḥ káty uṣā́saḥ káty u svid ā́paḥ |\nnópaspíjaṃ vaḥ pitaro vadāmi pṛchā́mi vaḥ kavayo vidmáne kám ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnayaḥ",
      "meaning": "fires",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sūryāsaḥ",
      "meaning": "suns",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uṣāsaḥ",
      "meaning": "dawns",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "svit",
      "meaning": "then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āpaḥ",
      "meaning": "waters",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upaspijam",
      "meaning": "sprinkled, wet",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaḥ",
      "meaning": "to you",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pitaraḥ",
      "meaning": "fathers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vadāmi",
      "meaning": "I say",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛchāmi",
      "meaning": "I ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaḥ",
      "meaning": "to you",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kavayaḥ",
      "meaning": "seers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidmane",
      "meaning": "for knowing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kam",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "कितनी अग्नियाँ हैं, कितने सूर्य हैं, कितनी उषाएँ हैं, और कितने जल हैं? हे पितरो, मैं आपसे यह नहीं कहता कि जल भिगोने वाले हैं; हे कवियो, मैं आपसे पूछता हूँ कि मैं कितना जानूँ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "எத்தனை அக்னிகள், எத்தனை சூரியர்கள், எத்தனை உஷஸ்கள், எத்தனை நீர்கள்? பிதுக்களே, நான் உங்களிடம் நீர் தெளிப்பதைப் பற்றிச் சொல்லவில்லை; கவிஞர்களே, அறிய எவ்வளவு என்று உங்களிடம் கேட்கிறேன்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఎన్ని అగ్నులు, ఎన్ని సూర్యులు, ఎన్ని ఉషస్సులు, ఎన్ని జలాలు? పితరులారా, నేను మీకు తడిపే జలాల గురించి చెప్పడం లేదు; కవులారా, ఎంత తెలుసుకోవాలో మీ నుండి అడుగుతున్నాను.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಎಷ್ಟು ಅಗ್ನಿಗಳು, ಎಷ್ಟು ಸೂರ್ಯರು, ಎಷ್ಟು ಉಷಸ್ಸುಗಳು, ಎಷ್ಟು ಜಲಗಳು? ಪಿತೃಗಳೇ, ನೀರನ್ನು ಚಿಮುಕಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ಕವಿಗಳೇ, ಎಷ್ಟು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "എത്ര അഗ്നികൾ, എത്ര സൂര്യന്മാർ, എത്ര ഉഷസ്സുകൾ, എത്ര ജലങ്ങൾ? പിതൃക്കളേ, നനയ്ക്കുന്ന ജലത്തെപ്പറ്റി ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് പറയുന്നില്ല; കവികളേ, അറിയാൻ എത്രയെന്ന് ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് ചോദിക്കുന്നു.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "কত অগ্নি, কত সূর্য, কত উষা, কত জল? হে পিতৃগণ, আমি তোমাদের কাছে সিক্তকারী জলের কথা বলছি না; হে কবিগণ, জানার জন্য কতটা তা আমি তোমাদের জিজ্ঞাসা করছি।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "किती अग्नी, किती सूर्य, किती उषा, किती जल? हे पितरांनो, मी तुम्हाला भिजवणाऱ्या जलाविषयी सांगत नाही; हे कवींनो, जाणण्यासाठी किती हे मी तुम्हाला विचारतो.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "કેટલા અગ્નિ, કેટલા સૂર્ય, કેટલી ઉષાઓ, કેટલાં જળ? હે પિતૃઓ, હું તમને ભીંજવનારા જળની વાત કરતો નથી; હે કવિઓ, જાણવા માટે કેટલું એ હું તમને પૂછું છું.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਅਗਨੀਆਂ, ਕਿੰਨੇ ਸੂਰਜ, ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਉਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ, ਕਿੰਨੇ ਜਲ? ਹੇ ਪਿਤਰੋ, ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਭਿਓਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਖਦਾ; ਹੇ ਕਵੀਓ, ਜਾਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹਾਂ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "କେତେ ଅଗ୍ନି, କେତେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ, କେତେ ଉଷା, କେତେ ଜଳ? ହେ ପିତୃଗଣ, ମୁଁ ତୁମମାନଙ୍କୁ ଭିଜାଇବା ଜଳ ବିଷୟରେ କହୁ ନାହିଁ; ହେ କବିଗଣ, ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ କେତେ ତାହା ତୁମମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଚାରୁଛି।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "کتنی اگنیاں، کتنے سورج، کتنی اُشائیں، کتنے پانی؟ اے پِتروں، میں آپ سے پانی سے بھگونے کی بات نہیں کہتا؛ اے دانا شاعرو، میں آپ سے پوچھتا ہوں کہ جاننے کے لیے کتنا ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "How many fires, how many suns, how many dawns, how many waters? I do not speak to you, fathers, of the sprinkling waters; I ask you, seers, how many there are to know.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Cuántos fuegos, cuántos soles, cuántas auroras, cuántas aguas? Padres, no os hablo de las aguas que mojan; poetas, os pregunto cuántas hay que conocer.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Combien de feux, combien de soleils, combien d'aurores, combien d'eaux ? Pères, je ne vous parle pas des eaux qui mouillent ; voyants, je vous demande combien il y en a à connaître.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Wie viele Feuer, wie viele Sonnen, wie viele Morgenröten, wie viele Wasser? Ihr Väter, ich spreche nicht zu euch von den benetzenden Wassern; ihr Seher, ich frage euch, wie viele es zu erkennen gibt.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quantos fogos, quantos sóis, quantas auroras, quantas águas? Pais, não vos falo das águas que molham; videntes, pergunto-vos quantas há para conhecer.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Сколько огней, сколько солнц, сколько зорь, сколько вод? Отцы, я не о смачивающих водах говорю вам; провидцы, я спрашиваю вас, сколько их надо знать.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "有多少火，多少日，多少晨曦，多少水？诸位祖先，我并非向你们说那洒湿之水；诸位智者，我问你们，有多少须当知晓。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "火はいくつ、太陽はいくつ、暁はいくつ、水はいくつか。父祖たちよ、私は濡らす水について語るのではない。賢者たちよ、知るべきものがいくつあるかを問うのである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "كم من نار، كم من شمس، كم من فجر، كم من مياه؟ أيها الآباء، لست أتكلم معكم عن الماء الذي يبلّ؛ أيها الرائون، أسألكم كم هو مما يُعرف.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Berapa banyak api, berapa banyak matahari, berapa banyak fajar, berapa banyak air? Wahai para leluhur, aku tidak berbicara kepadamu tentang air yang membasahi; wahai para resi, aku bertanya kepadamu berapa banyak yang harus diketahui.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "มีอัคนีกี่องค์ มีสุริยะกี่ดวง มีอุษาสกี่ยาม มีน้ำกี่สาย ข้าแต่บรรพบุรุษ ข้าพเจ้ามิได้กล่าวแก่ท่านถึงน้ำที่พรมประพรม ข้าพเจ้าขอถามท่าน ข้าแต่กวีทั้งหลาย ว่ามีกี่สิ่งที่ควรรู้",
      "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": [
    "cosmology",
    "riddle",
    "dawn",
    "waters"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 10.88.18. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/10.88.18/"
}