{
  "id": "upanishads/aitareya.1.1.1",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/aitareya.1.1.1/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "aitareya.1.1.1",
  "speaker": "Aitareya Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीन्नान्यत्किञ्चचन । स ईक्षत लोकान्नु सृजा इति ॥ १.१.१ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "ātmā vā idameka evāgra āsīnnānyatkiñcacana | sa īkṣata lokānnu sṛjā iti || 1.1.1 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "ātmā",
      "meaning": "self, the Self",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vā",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "idam",
      "meaning": "this (world)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ekaḥ",
      "meaning": "alone, one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "only, indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agre",
      "meaning": "in the beginning",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsīt",
      "meaning": "was",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anyat",
      "meaning": "anything else",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiñcana",
      "meaning": "whatsoever",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "īkṣata",
      "meaning": "thought, considered",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "lokān",
      "meaning": "worlds",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu",
      "meaning": "now, then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sṛjai",
      "meaning": "let me create",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus (he thought)",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "आरंभ में यह केवल आत्मा ही था, दूसरा कुछ भी नहीं था। उसने विचार किया, \"अब मैं लोकों की सृष्टि करूँ।\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "ஆரம்பத்தில் இது ஆத்மா ஒன்றே மட்டுமாக இருந்தது; வேறு எதுவும் இல்லை. அவர் சிந்தித்தார்: \"இப்போது நான் உலகங்களைப் படைக்கட்டும்.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఆదిలో ఇది ఆత్మ మాత్రమే ఒక్కటిగా ఉంది; మరేమీ లేదు. ఆయన ఆలోచించాడు: \"ఇప్పుడు నేను లోకాలను సృష్టించాలి.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ಕೇವಲ ಆತ್ಮನೊಬ್ಬನೇ ಆಗಿತ್ತು; ಬೇರೆ ಏನೂ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವನು ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದನು: \"ಈಗ ನಾನು ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಬೇಕು.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ആദിയിൽ ഇത് ആത്മാവ് മാത്രമായിരുന്നു, ഏകമായി; മറ്റൊന്നും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ല. അവൻ ചിന്തിച്ചു: \"ഇനി ഞാൻ ലോകങ്ങളെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കട്ടെ.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "শুরুতে এটি কেবল আত্মা ছিল, এক; আর কিছুই ছিল না। তিনি চিন্তা করলেন: \"এখন আমি লোকসমূহ সৃষ্টি করি।\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "सुरुवातीला हे केवळ आत्मा एकच होते; दुसरे काहीही नव्हते. त्याने विचार केला: \"आता मी लोकांची निर्मिती करावी.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "આરંભમાં આ કેવળ આત્મા એક જ હતો; બીજું કંઈ નહોતું. તેણે વિચાર્યું: \"હવે હું લોકોનું સર્જન કરું.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਕੇਵਲ ਆਤਮਾ ਹੀ ਇਕੱਲਾ ਸੀ; ਹੋਰ ਕੁਝ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸੋਚਿਆ: \"ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਕਰਾਂ।\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ଏହା କେବଳ ଆତ୍ମା ଏକ ଥିଲା; ଆଉ କିଛି ନଥିଲା। ସେ ଚିନ୍ତା କଲେ: \"ଏବେ ମୁଁ ଲୋକସମୂହ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବି।\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "ابتدا میں یہ صرف آتما ہی تھا، ایک، اس کے سوا کچھ نہ تھا۔ اس نے سوچا: \"اب میں لوکوں کی تخلیق کروں۔\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "In the beginning this was the Self (ātman) alone, one; there was nothing else whatsoever. He thought: \"Now let me create the worlds.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Al principio esto era solo el Yo (ātman), uno; no había nada más en absoluto. Él pensó: «Ahora crearé los mundos».",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Au commencement, ceci n'était que le Soi (ātman), unique ; il n'y avait rien d'autre. Il réfléchit : « Créons maintenant les mondes. »",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Im Anfang war dies allein das Selbst (ātman), eines; nichts anderes war da. Er dachte: »Nun will ich die Welten erschaffen.«",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "No princípio isto era somente o Eu (ātman), uno; não havia absolutamente mais nada. Ele pensou: «Agora criarei os mundos».",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Вначале это был один лишь Атман (Ātman), Себя́; ничего другого не было. Он подумал: «Теперь создам миры».",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "起初，这里只有唯一的自我（ātman），别无任何其他东西。他思考道：「现在让我创造诸世界吧。」",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "初めにこれはただ一つの自己（ātman）であった。他には何も存在しなかった。彼は思った。「さあ、諸世界を創造しよう。」",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "في البدء لم يكن هذا إلا الذات (ātman) وحدها، واحدةً، ولم يكن شيء آخر البتة. فكّر: «فلأخلق الآن العوالم».",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Pada mulanya ini hanyalah Diri (ātman) yang esa; tidak ada sesuatu pun yang lain. Ia berpikir: \"Sekarang aku akan menciptakan dunia-dunia.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ในปฐมกาล สิ่งนี้มีเพียงอาตมันเพียงหนึ่งเดียว ไม่มีสิ่งอื่นใดเลยแม้แต่น้อย พระองค์ทรงพิจารณาว่า บัดนี้เราจะสร้างโลกทั้งหลาย",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Aitareya Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “ऐतरेयोपनिषद्” (revision 230282)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D&oldid=230282"
  },
  "topics": [
    "creation",
    "atman",
    "beginning"
  ],
  "citation": "Aitareya Upaniṣad 1.1.1. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/aitareya.1.1.1/"
}