{
  "id": "upanishads/brihadaranyaka.3.8.7",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/brihadaranyaka.3.8.7/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "brihadaranyaka.3.8.7",
  "speaker": "Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Yājñavalkya to Gārgī",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "स होवाच यदूर्ध्वं गार्गि दिवो यदवाक्पृथिव्या यदन्तरा द्यावापृथिवी इमे यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्याचक्षत आकाश एव तदोतं च प्रोतं चेति ।\nकस्मिन्नु खल्वाकाश ओतश्च प्रोतश्चेति ॥ ३.८.७ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "sa hovāca yadūrdhvaṃ gārgi divo yadavākpṛthivyā yadantarā dyāvāpṛthivī ime yadbhūtaṃ ca bhavacca bhaviṣyaccetyācakṣata ākāśa eva tadotaṃ ca protaṃ ceti |\nkasminnu khalvākāśa otaśca protaśceti || 3.8.7 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "that which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ūrdhvam",
      "meaning": "above",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gārgi",
      "meaning": "Gārgī (vocative)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "divaḥ",
      "meaning": "of heaven",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "that which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "avāk",
      "meaning": "below",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛthivyāḥ",
      "meaning": "of earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "that which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "antarā",
      "meaning": "between",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dyāvāpṛthivī",
      "meaning": "heaven and earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ime",
      "meaning": "these",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "that which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhūtam",
      "meaning": "past",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhavat",
      "meaning": "present",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhaviṣyat",
      "meaning": "future",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ācakṣate",
      "meaning": "they declare",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ākāśe",
      "meaning": "in space",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "otam",
      "meaning": "woven",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "protam",
      "meaning": "woven across",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasmin",
      "meaning": "in what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu",
      "meaning": "then",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "khalu",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ākāśaḥ",
      "meaning": "space",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "otaḥ",
      "meaning": "woven",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "protaḥ",
      "meaning": "woven across",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "उसने कहा: गार्गी, जो ऊपर है, जो स्वर्ग से नीचे है, जो पृथ्वी से ऊपर है, जो द्यौ और पृथ्वी के बीच है, और जो भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य कहलाता है — वह आकाश में ही ताने-बाने की तरह ओत-प्रोत कहा जाता है। तो फिर यह आकाश किसमें ओत-प्रोत है?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அவர் கூறினார்: கார்கியே, வானத்திற்கு மேலே உள்ளதும், பூமிக்குக் கீழே உள்ளதும், வானத்திற்கும் பூமிக்கும் இடையில் உள்ளதும், இவ்வுலகங்களும், இறந்தகாலம், நிகழ்காலம், எதிர்காலம் என்று சொல்லப்படுவதும் ஆகாயத்திலேயே நெய்யப்பட்டு குறுக்கே பிணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது என்று சொல்கிறார்கள். அப்படியானால் இந்த ஆகாயம் எதில் நெய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "అతడు అన్నాడు: గార్గీ, ఆకాశానికి పైన ఉన్నది, భూమికి క్రింద ఉన్నది, ద్యావాపృథివుల మధ్య ఉన్నది, ఇవి అయిన గతం, వర్తమానం, భవిష్యత్తు అని చెప్పబడేది, అది ఆకాశంలోనే అడ్డంగా మరియు పొడవుగా నేయబడి ఉందని అంటారు. అయితే ఈ ఆకాశం దేనిలో ఓతమై, ప్రోతమై ఉంది?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಅವನು ಹೇಳಿದನು: ಗಾರ್ಗಿ, ಸ್ವರ್ಗದ ಮೇಲಿರುವುದು, ಭೂಮಿಯ ಕೆಳಗಿರುವುದು, ದ್ಯಾವಾಪೃಥಿವಿಯ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು, ಈ ಲೋಕಗಳು, ಭೂತ-ವರ್ತಮಾನ-ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುವುದು — ಅದು ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಅಡ್ಡ-ಉದ್ದವಾಗಿ ನೇಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಈ ಆಕಾಶ ಯಾವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನೇಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു: ഗാർഗീ, സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിന് മുകളിലുള്ളതും ഭൂമിക്ക് താഴെയുള്ളതും സ്വർഗ്ഗഭൂമികൾക്കിടയിലുള്ളതും ഈ ലോകങ്ങളും ഭൂത-വർത്തമാന-ഭാവി എന്നു പറയപ്പെടുന്നതും ആകാശത്തിൽത്തന്നെ കുറുകെയും നീളത്തിലും നെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറയുന്നു. എങ്കിൽ ഈ ആകാശം ഏതിൽ നെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "তিনি বললেন: গার্গী, যা স্বর্গের উর্ধ্বে, যা পৃথিবীর নিচে, যা দ্যুলোক ও পৃথিবীর মধ্যে, এই জগৎসমূহ এবং অতীত, বর্তমান, ভবিষ্যৎ বলে যা কথিত হয় — তা আকাশেই আড়াআড়ি ও দৈর্ঘ্যে বোনা রয়েছে বলা হয়। তবে এই আকাশ কিসে বোনা?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "तो म्हणाला: गार्गी, जे द्युलोकाच्या वर आहे, जे पृथ्वीच्या खाली आहे, जे द्यावापृथिवीच्या मध्ये आहे, हे जग आणि जे भूत, वर्तमान, भविष्य म्हटले जाते ते आकाशातच आडवे-उभे विणलेले आहे असे सांगतात. तर हे आकाश कशात विणलेले आहे?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તે બોલ્યા: ગાર્ગી, જે સ્વર્ગની ઉપર છે, જે પૃથ્વીની નીચે છે, જે દ્યાવાપૃથ્વીની વચ્ચે છે, આ લોકો અને જે ભૂત, વર્તમાન, ભવિષ્ય કહેવાય છે — તે આકાશમાં જ આડું અને ઊભું વણાયેલું છે એમ કહે છે. તો આ આકાશ શેમાં વણાયેલું છે?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਉਸ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਗਾਰਗੀ, ਜੋ ਸੁਰਗ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਦਿਆਵਾਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਹੈ, ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਭੂਤ, ਵਰਤਮਾਨ, ਭਵਿੱਖ ਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ — ਉਹ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਆੜਾ-ਸਿੱਧਾ ਬੁਣਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਕਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁਣਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସେ କହିଲେ: ଗାର୍ଗୀ, ଯାହା ସ୍ୱର୍ଗର ଊର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱରେ, ଯାହା ପୃଥିବୀର ନିମ୍ନରେ, ଦ୍ୟାବାପୃଥିବୀର ମଧ୍ୟରେ, ଏହି ଲୋକସମୂହ ଓ ଭୂତ, ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ, ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଉଥିବା ଯାହା — ତାହା ଆକାଶରେ ହିଁ ଆଡ଼ ଓ ଲମ୍ବରେ ବୁଣାଯାଇଛି ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ତେବେ ଏ ଆକାଶ କିସରେ ବୁଣାଯାଇଛି?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس نے کہا: گارگی، جو آسمان سے اوپر ہے، جو زمین سے نیچے ہے، جو آسمان و زمین کے درمیان ہے، یہ جہان اور جو ماضی، حال اور مستقبل کہلاتا ہے، وہ آکاش ہی میں طول و عرض میں بُنا ہوا کہا جاتا ہے۔ تو یہ آکاش کس میں بُنا ہوا ہے؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "He said: Gārgī, that which is above heaven, that which is below earth, that which is between heaven and earth, these worlds, and what is called past, present and future — they declare it is woven crosswise and lengthwise in space itself. Then in what is space woven crosswise and lengthwise?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Él dijo: Gārgī, aquello que está sobre el cielo, aquello que está bajo la tierra, aquello que está entre el cielo y la tierra, estos mundos y lo que se llama pasado, presente y futuro, dicen que está tejido a lo ancho y a lo largo en el mismo ākāśa. Entonces, ¿en qué está tejido el ākāśa a lo ancho y a lo largo?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Il dit : Gārgī, ce qui est au-dessus du ciel, ce qui est au-dessous de la terre, ce qui est entre le ciel et la terre, ces mondes, et ce qu'on appelle passé, présent et futur, on affirme que c'est tissé en travers et en long dans l'ākāśa même. Alors, en quoi l'ākāśa est-il tissé en travers et en long ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Er sprach: Gārgī, was über dem Himmel ist, was unter der Erde ist, was zwischen Himmel und Erde ist, diese Welten und was Vergangenes, Gegenwärtiges und Zukünftiges genannt wird, das sagt man sei im Äther selbst quer und längs gewebt. Worin also ist dieser Äther gewebt?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Ele disse: Gārgī, aquilo que está acima do céu, aquilo que está abaixo da terra, aquilo que está entre o céu e a terra, estes mundos e o que se chama passado, presente e futuro, dizem que está tecido de través e ao longo no próprio ākāśa. Então, em que está tecido o ākāśa de través e ao longo?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Он сказал: Гарги, то, что выше неба, что ниже земли, что между небом и землёй, эти миры и то, что называют прошлым, настоящим и будущим, — говорят, что это соткано поперёк и вдоль в самом ākāśa. Так в чём же соткан ākāśa поперёк и вдоль?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "他说:迦吉，那在天上的、在地下的、在天地之间的，这些世界，以及所谓过去、现在、未来的一切，人们说它们纵横交织于虚空之中。那么，虚空又纵横交织于什么之中呢？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "彼は言った。ガルギーよ、天の上にあるもの、地の下にあるもの、天と地の間にあるもの、これらの世界、そして過去・現在・未来と呼ばれるもの、それは虚空そのものに縦横に織り込まれていると人々は言う。では虚空は何に縦横に織り込まれているのか。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "قال: يا غارغي، ما فوق السماء، وما تحت الأرض، وما بين السماء والأرض، وهذه العوالم، وما يُسمّى ماضيًا وحاضرًا ومستقبلًا — يقولون إنه منسوجٌ طولًا وعرضًا في الأثير نفسه. فيمَ إذن يُنسج الأثير طولًا وعرضًا؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ia berkata: Gārgī, yang berada di atas langit, yang berada di bawah bumi, yang berada di antara langit dan bumi, dunia-dunia ini, dan apa yang disebut masa lampau, kini dan masa depan — orang mengatakan itu ditenun melintang dan memanjang di dalam ākāśa itu sendiri. Lalu, dalam apakah ākāśa ditenun melintang dan memanjang?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ยาชญวัลกยะกล่าวว่า คารคี สิ่งที่อยู่เหนือสวรรค์ สิ่งที่อยู่ใต้แผ่นดิน สิ่งที่อยู่ระหว่างสวรรค์และแผ่นดิน โลกเหล่านี้ และสิ่งที่เรียกกันว่าอดีต ปัจจุบัน และอนาคต เขาว่าถูกทอขวางและทอยาวอยู่ในอากาศนั่นเอง แล้วอากาศนั้นถูกทอขวางและทอยาวอยู่ในสิ่งใดเล่า",
      "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 3p” (revision 311982)",
    "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_3p&oldid=311982"
  },
  "topics": [
    "space",
    "akasha",
    "cosmos",
    "questioning"
  ],
  "citation": "Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3.8.7. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/brihadaranyaka.3.8.7/"
}