{
  "id": "upanishads/brihadaranyaka.2.4.2",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/brihadaranyaka.2.4.2/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "brihadaranyaka.2.4.2",
  "speaker": "Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Maitreyī to Yājñavalkya",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "सा होवाच मैत्रेयी यन्नु म इयं भगोः सर्वा पृथिवी वित्तेन पूर्णा स्यात्कथं तेनामृता स्यामिति ।\nनेति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः ।\nयथैवोपकरणवतां जीवितं तथैव ते जीवितं स्यात् ।\nअमृतत्वस्य तु नाशास्ति वित्तेनेति ॥ २.४.२ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "sā hovāca maitreyī yannu ma iyaṃ bhagoḥ sarvā pṛthivī vittena pūrṇā syātkathaṃ tenāmṛtā syāmiti |\nneti hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ |\nyathaivopakaraṇavatāṃ jīvitaṃ tathaiva te jīvitaṃ syāt |\namṛtatvasya tu nāśāsti vitteneti || 2.4.2 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "sā",
      "meaning": "she",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "maitreyī",
      "meaning": "Maitreyī",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "if",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu",
      "meaning": "indeed, then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "me",
      "meaning": "to me",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iyam",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhagoḥ",
      "meaning": "O revered one (vocative)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sarvā",
      "meaning": "entire",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛthivī",
      "meaning": "earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vittena",
      "meaning": "with wealth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrṇā",
      "meaning": "filled",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "syāt",
      "meaning": "would be",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "katham",
      "meaning": "how",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tena",
      "meaning": "by that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "amṛtā",
      "meaning": "immortal",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "syām",
      "meaning": "would I be",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "no",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yājñavalkyaḥ",
      "meaning": "Yājñavalkya",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yathā",
      "meaning": "as",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "just",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upakaraṇavatām",
      "meaning": "of those who have means",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "jīvitam",
      "meaning": "life",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tathā",
      "meaning": "so",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "just",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "your",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "jīvitam",
      "meaning": "life",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "syāt",
      "meaning": "would be",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "amṛtatvasya",
      "meaning": "of immortality",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu",
      "meaning": "but",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "no",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āśā",
      "meaning": "hope",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asti",
      "meaning": "there is",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vittena",
      "meaning": "by wealth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "मैत्रेयी ने कहा: 'हे भगवन्, यदि यह सारी पृथ्वी धन से भरी हो, तो क्या मैं उससे अमर हो सकती हूँ?' याज्ञवल्क्य ने कहा: 'नहीं। जैसे साधनों वाले लोगों का जीवन होता है, वैसा ही तुम्हारा जीवन होगा। परंतु अमरता की आशा धन से नहीं है।'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "மைத்ரேயி கூறினாள்: 'ஐயா, இந்த முழுப் பூமியும் செல்வத்தால் நிறைந்திருந்தால், அதனால் நான் அமிர்தமாவேனா?' யாஜ்ஞவல்கியர் கூறினார்: 'இல்லை. வசதிகள் உடையவர்களின் வாழ்க்கை போலவே உன் வாழ்க்கையும் இருக்கும். ஆனால் அமிர்தத்துவத்திற்கு செல்வத்தால் நம்பிக்கை இல்லை.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "మైత్రేయి అన్నది: 'అయ్యా, ఈ భూమి అంతా ధనంతో నిండి ఉంటే, దాని వల్ల నేను అమృతురాలిని అవుతానా?' యాజ్ఞవల్క్యుడు అన్నాడు: 'లేదు. సౌకర్యాలు ఉన్నవారి జీవితం ఎలా ఉంటుందో అలాగే నీ జీవితం ఉంటుంది. కానీ అమృతత్వానికి ధనం వల్ల ఆశ లేదు.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಮೈತ್ರೇಯಿ ಹೇಳಿದಳು: 'ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಈ ಇಡೀ ಭೂಮಿ ಧನದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ್ದರೆ, ಅದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಅಮೃತಳಾಗುವೆನೇ?' ಯಾಜ್ಞವಲ್ಕ್ಯರು ಹೇಳಿದರು: 'ಇಲ್ಲ. ಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳಿರುವವರ ಜೀವನ ಹೇಗಿರುತ್ತದೆಯೋ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಿನ್ನ ಜೀವನವೂ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅಮೃತತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಧನದಿಂದ ಆಶೆಯಿಲ್ಲ.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "മൈത്രേയി പറഞ്ഞു: 'ഭഗവാനേ, ഈ ഭൂമി മുഴുവൻ സമ്പത്ത് കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നാൽ, അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ അമൃതയാകുമോ?' യാജ്ഞവല്ക്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു: 'ഇല്ല. സൗകര്യങ്ങളുള്ളവരുടെ ജീവിതം പോലെയാകും നിന്റെ ജീവിതം. എന്നാൽ അമൃതത്വത്തിന് സമ്പത്തിനാൽ പ്രതീക്ഷയില്ല.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "মৈত্রেয়ী বললেন: 'হে ভগবন্, এই সমগ্র পৃথিবী যদি ধনে পূর্ণ হয়, তবে কি তার দ্বারা আমি অমৃত হতে পারব?' যাজ্ঞবল্ক্য বললেন: 'না। উপকরণবানদের যেমন জীবন, তোমার জীবনও তেমনই হবে। কিন্তু অমৃতত্বের আশা ধনে নেই।'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "मैत्रेयी म्हणाली: 'भगवन्, ही सारी पृथ्वी धनाने भरलेली असली, तर त्याने मी अमर होईन का?' याज्ञवल्क्य म्हणाले: 'नाही. साधने असलेल्यांचे जीवन जसे असते, तसेच तुझे जीवन होईल. परंतु अमरत्वाची आशा धनात नाही.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "મૈત્રેયીએ કહ્યું: 'હે ભગવન્, આ આખી પૃથ્વી ધનથી ભરેલી હોય, તો શું તેનાથી હું અમર થઈશ?' યાજ્ઞવલ્ક્યે કહ્યું: 'ના. સાધનવાળાઓનું જીવન જેવું હોય છે, તેવું જ તારું જીવન થશે. પરંતુ અમરત્વની આશા ધનમાં નથી.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਮੈਤ੍ਰੇਯੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: 'ਹੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ, ਜੇ ਇਹ ਸਾਰੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਧਨ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਕੀ ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਂ ਅਮਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੀ?' ਯਾਜ੍ਞਵਲਕ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: 'ਨਹੀਂ। ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਪਰ ਅਮਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਆਸ ਧਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ମୈତ୍ରେୟୀ କହିଲେ: 'ହେ ଭଗବାନ, ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀ ଯଦି ଧନରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୁଏ, ତେବେ ତାହା ଦ୍ୱାରା କ'ଣ ମୁଁ ଅମର ହେବି?' ଯାଜ୍ଞବଳ୍କ୍ୟ କହିଲେ: 'ନା। ଉପକରଣବାନମାନଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ଯେପରି, ତୁମର ଜୀବନ ସେପରି ହେବ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଅମୃତତ୍ୱର ଆଶା ଧନରେ ନାହିଁ।'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "میتریی نے کہا: 'اے بھگوان، اگر یہ ساری زمین دولت سے بھری ہو، تو کیا اس سے میں امر ہو جاؤں گی؟' یاجنیوَلکیہ نے کہا: 'نہیں۔ جیسے وسائل رکھنے والوں کی زندگی ہوتی ہے، ویسی ہی تمہاری زندگی ہوگی۔ لیکن امرتا کی امید دولت میں نہیں ہے۔'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Maitreyī said: 'Sir, if this whole earth were filled with wealth for me, would I become immortal by it?' Yājñavalkya said: 'No. Just as the life of the wealthy is, so will your life be. But there is no hope of immortality through wealth.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Maitreyī dijo: 'Señor, si toda esta tierra estuviera llena de riqueza para mí, ¿me haría inmortal con ella?' Yājñavalkya dijo: 'No. Tal como es la vida de los que tienen bienes, así será tu vida. Pero no hay esperanza de inmortalidad mediante la riqueza.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Maitreyī dit : « Seigneur, si toute cette terre était remplie de richesse pour moi, deviendrais-je immortelle grâce à elle ? » Yājñavalkya dit : « Non. Telle est la vie de ceux qui possèdent des biens, telle sera ta vie. Mais il n'y a pas d'espoir d'immortalité par la richesse. »",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Maitreyī sprach: »Herr, wenn diese ganze Erde für mich mit Reichtum angefüllt wäre, würde ich dadurch unsterblich?« Yājñavalkya sprach: »Nein. Wie das Leben der Begüterten ist, so wird auch dein Leben sein. Aber auf Unsterblichkeit durch Reichtum besteht keine Hoffnung.«",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Maitreyī disse: 'Senhor, se toda esta terra estivesse cheia de riqueza para mim, eu me tornaria imortal por meio dela?' Yājñavalkya disse: 'Não. Assim como é a vida dos que têm posses, assim será a tua vida. Mas não há esperança de imortalidade pela riqueza.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Майтрейи сказала: «Господин, если бы вся эта земля была наполнена для меня богатством, стала бы я через него бессмертной?» Яджнявалкья сказал: «Нет. Какова жизнь имущих, такова будет и твоя жизнь. Но на бессмертие через богатство нет надежды».",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "弥德丽耶说：“尊者，若这整个大地都充满财富归我所有，我借此能成为不死者吗？”耶若婆佉说：“不能。有财物的人过怎样的生活，你的生活也会是怎样。但不死之望不在财富之中。”",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "マイトレーイーは言った。「尊師よ、もしこの大地全体が財産で満ちていたなら、それによって私は不死になれるでしょうか。」ヤージュニャヴァルキヤは言った。「いいえ。財産を持つ者の生活がそうであるように、お前の生活もそうなるだろう。しかし、財によって不死を得る望みはない。」",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "قالت مايتريي: «يا سيدي، لو امتلأت هذه الأرض كلها ثروةً لي، فهل أصير بها خالدة؟» قال ياجنافالكيا: «لا. كما تكون حياة أصحاب الأموال، كذلك تكون حياتك. أما الخلود فلا رجاء فيه بالمال.»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Maitreyī berkata: 'Tuan, jika seluruh bumi ini dipenuhi kekayaan bagiku, apakah dengannya aku akan menjadi abadi?' Yājñavalkya berkata: 'Tidak. Sebagaimana kehidupan orang yang berharta, begitulah kehidupanmu nanti. Tetapi tidak ada harapan keabadian melalui harta.'",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "พระนางไมเตรยีกล่าวว่า ท่านผู้เจริญ หากทั่วทั้งแผ่นดินนี้เต็มไปด้วยทรัพย์สำหรับหม่อมฉัน หม่อมฉันจะได้เป็นอมตะด้วยสิ่งนั้นหรือไม่ ยาชญวัลกยะกล่าวว่า ไม่ได้ ชีวิตของเจ้าจะเป็นเช่นเดียวกับชีวิตของผู้มั่งมีที่มีเครื่องใช้สอย ไม่มีความหวังในความเป็นอมตะด้วยทรัพย์เลย",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् 2p” (revision 308061)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D_2p&oldid=308061"
  },
  "topics": [
    "immortality",
    "wealth",
    "knowledge",
    "atman"
  ],
  "citation": "Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 2.4.2. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/brihadaranyaka.2.4.2/"
}