{
  "id": "upanishads/chandogya.3.16.1",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.3.16.1/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "chandogya.3.16.1",
  "speaker": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "पुरुषो वाव यज्ञस्तस्य यानि चतुर्विꣳशतिवर्षाणि तत्प्रातःसवनं चतुर्विꣳशत्यक्षरा गायत्री गायत्रं प्रातःसवनं तदस्य वसवोऽन्वायत्ताः प्राणा वाव वसव एते हीदꣳसर्वं वासयन्ति ॥ ३.१६.१ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "puruṣo vāva yajñastasya yāni caturviṃśativarṣāṇi tatprātaḥsavanaṃ caturviṃśatyakṣarā gāyatrī gāyatraṃ prātaḥsavanaṃ tadasya vasavo'nvāyattāḥ prāṇā vāva vasava ete hīdaṃsarvaṃ vāsayanti || 3.16.1 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "puruṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "person, man",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vai",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajñaḥ",
      "meaning": "sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tasya",
      "meaning": "his, of him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yāni",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "caturviṃśati-varṣāṇi",
      "meaning": "twenty-four years",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prātaḥsavanam",
      "meaning": "the morning pressing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "caturviṃśati-akṣarā",
      "meaning": "having twenty-four syllables",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gāyatrī",
      "meaning": "the Gāyatrī meter",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gāyatram",
      "meaning": "belonging to the Gāyatrī",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prātaḥsavanam",
      "meaning": "the morning pressing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asya",
      "meaning": "of this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vasavaḥ",
      "meaning": "the Vasus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anvāyattāḥ",
      "meaning": "dependent upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prāṇāḥ",
      "meaning": "breaths, vital powers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vai",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vasavaḥ",
      "meaning": "the Vasus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ete",
      "meaning": "these",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "for",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "idam",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sarvam",
      "meaning": "all",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vāsayanti",
      "meaning": "they make dwell, sustain",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "पुरुष ही निश्चय यज्ञ है। उसके जो चौबीस वर्ष हैं, वह प्रातःसवन है; चौबीस अक्षरों वाली गायत्री है, गायत्र प्रातःसवन है। उसके वसु अधीन हैं; प्राण ही निश्चय वसु हैं, क्योंकि ये ही इस सबको बसाते हैं।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "மனிதனே உண்மையில் யாகம். அவனுக்குள்ள இருபத்து நான்கு ஆண்டுகள் அது காலை சவனம்; இருபத்து நான்கு எழுத்துகளுள்ள காயத்ரி, காயத்ர காலை சவனம். அதற்கு வசுக்கள் உட்பட்டவர்கள்; பிராணன்களே உண்மையில் வசுக்கள், ஏனெனில் இவையே இவை அனைத்தையும் வாழவைக்கின்றன.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "పురుషుడే నిజంగా యజ్ఞం. అతనికి ఉన్న ఇరవై నాలుగు సంవత్సరాలు అది ప్రాతఃసవనం; ఇరవై నాలుగు అక్షరాల గాయత్రి, గాయత్ర ప్రాతఃసవనం. దానికి వసువులు ఆధారపడినవారు; ప్రాణాలే నిజంగా వసువులు, ఎందుకంటే అవే ఈ సర్వాన్ని నిలబెడతాయి.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಪುರುಷನೇ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಯಜ್ಞ. ಅವನ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ನಾಲ್ಕು ವರ್ಷಗಳು ಪ್ರಾತಃಸವನ; ಇಪ್ಪತ್ನಾಲ್ಕು ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳ ಗಾಯತ್ರಿ, ಗಾಯತ್ರ ಪ್ರಾತಃಸವನ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ವಸುಗಳು ಆಧೀನರು; ಪ್ರಾಣಗಳೇ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ವಸುಗಳು, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಇವೇ ಈ ಸರ್ವವನ್ನು ವಾಸಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "പുരുഷൻ തന്നെയാണ് യജ്ഞം. അവന്റെ ഇരുപത്തിനാല് വർഷങ്ങൾ പ്രാതഃസവനം; ഇരുപത്തിനാല് അക്ഷരങ്ങളുള്ള ഗായത്രി, ഗായത്രം പ്രാതഃസവനം. അതിന് വസുക്കൾ ആശ്രിതരാണ്; പ്രാണന്മാർ തന്നെയാണ് വസുക്കൾ, കാരണം ഇവയാണ് ഇതെല്ലാം വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "পুরুষই নিশ্চয় যজ্ঞ। তার যে চব্বিশ বছর, তা প্রাতঃসবন; চব্বিশ অক্ষরের গায়ত্রী, গায়ত্র প্রাতঃসবন। তার উপর বসুরা নির্ভরশীল; প্রাণই নিশ্চয় বসু, কারণ এরাই এই সমস্তকে বাস করায়।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "पुरुषच खरोखर यज्ञ आहे. त्याची जी चोवीस वर्षे आहेत ते प्रातःसवन; चोवीस अक्षरांची गायत्री, गायत्र प्रातःसवन. त्याच्यावर वसू अवलंबून आहेत; प्राणच खरोखर वसू आहेत, कारण हेच हे सर्व वास्तव्यास ठेवतात.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "પુરુષ જ ખરેખર યજ્ઞ છે. તેના જે ચોવીસ વર્ષ છે તે પ્રાતઃસવન; ચોવીસ અક્ષરોવાળી ગાયત્રી, ગાયત્ર પ્રાતઃસવન. તેને વસુઓ આધીન છે; પ્રાણો જ ખરેખર વસુઓ છે, કારણ કે આ જ આ સર્વને વસાવે છે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਪੁਰਖ ਹੀ ਯੱਗ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦੇ ਜੋ ਚੌਵੀ ਸਾਲ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਤਃਸਵਨ ਹੈ; ਚੌਵੀ ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਾਇਤਰੀ, ਗਾਇਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਤਃਸਵਨ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਵਸੁ ਹਨ; ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਹੀ ਵਸੁ ਹਨ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹੀ ਇਸ ਸਾਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਸਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ପୁରୁଷ ହିଁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଯଜ୍ଞ। ତାଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ ଚବିଶ ବର୍ଷ, ତାହା ପ୍ରାତଃସବନ; ଚବିଶ ଅକ୍ଷରର ଗାୟତ୍ରୀ, ଗାୟତ୍ର ପ୍ରାତଃସବନ। ତାହା ପାଇଁ ବସୁମାନେ ଅଧୀନ; ପ୍ରାଣମାନେ ହିଁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ବସୁ, କାରଣ ଏମାନେ ହିଁ ଏହି ସମସ୍ତକୁ ବାସ କରାନ୍ତି।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "انسان ہی یقیناً یज्ञ ہے۔ اس کے جو چوبیس برس ہیں وہ صبح کا سَوَن ہے؛ چوبیس حروف والی گایتری، گایتر صبح کا سَوَن ہے۔ اس کے تابع وسو ہیں؛ پران ہی یقیناً وسو ہیں، کیونکہ یہی اس سب کو بساتے ہیں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Indeed the person is the sacrifice. Of him, the twenty-four years are the morning pressing; the Gāyatrī of twenty-four syllables belongs to the Gāyatra morning pressing. On it the Vasus depend; the breaths indeed are the Vasus, for these make all this dwell.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "En verdad, la persona es el sacrificio. De él, los veinticuatro años son la prensa matutina; la Gāyatrī de veinticuatro sílabas pertenece a la prensa matutina Gāyatra. De ella dependen los Vasus; los alientos son en verdad los Vasus, pues ellos hacen habitar todo esto.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "En vérité, la personne est le sacrifice. Ses vingt-quatre premières années constituent le pressurage du matin ; la Gāyatrī de vingt-quatre syllabes appartient au pressurage matinal gāyatra. Les Vasus en dépendent ; les souffles sont en vérité les Vasus, car ce sont eux qui font demeurer tout cela.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Fürwahr, der Mensch ist das Opfer. Von ihm sind die vierundzwanzig Jahre das Morgenpressen; die Gāyatrī von vierundzwanzig Silben gehört zum Gāyatra-Morgenpressen. Von ihm hängen die Vasus ab; die Atemkräfte sind wahrlich die Vasus, denn sie lassen all dies wohnen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Na verdade, a pessoa é o sacrifício. Dela, os vinte e quatro anos são a prensagem matinal; a Gāyatrī de vinte e quatro sílabas pertence à prensagem matinal gāyatra. Dela dependem os Vasus; os alentos são, de fato, os Vasus, pois eles fazem habitar tudo isto.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Воистину, человек есть жертвоприношение. Его двадцать четыре года — это утреннее выжимание; Гаятри из двадцати четырёх слогов принадлежит утреннему выжиманию гаятра. От него зависят васу; дыхания воистину суть васу, ибо они заставляют обитать всё это.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "人确实就是祭祀。他的二十四年就是晨祭；二十四音节的伽耶特里属于晨祭伽耶特拉。诸婆苏依赖于此；诸气息确实就是婆苏，因为它们使这一切得以安住。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "実に人こそ祭祀である。その二十四年は朝の搾りであり、二十四音節のガーヤトリーは朝のガーヤトラ搾りに属する。ヴァス神群はそれに依存する；気息は実にヴァス神群であり、それらがこの全てを住まわせるからである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "إن الإنسان هو القربان حقاً. سنواته الأربع والعشرون هي عصر الصباح؛ والغايتري ذات الأربعة والعشرين مقطعاً تنتمي إلى عصر الصباح الغايتري. وعليه يعتمد الفاسو؛ والأنفاس هي حقاً الفاسو، لأنها هي التي تجعل كل هذا يسكن.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Sesungguhnya manusia adalah yajña (persembahan). Dua puluh empat tahun-nya adalah pemerasan pagi; Gāyatrī dengan dua puluh empat suku kata termasuk pemerasan pagi Gāyatra. Para Vasu bergantung padanya; napas-napas sesungguhnya adalah para Vasu, sebab merekalah yang membuat segala ini bertempat tinggal.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "แท้จริงบุรุษคือยัญ ปีทั้งยี่สิบสี่ปีของเขาคือการคั้นโสมยามเช้า คายตรีแห่งยี่สิบสี่พยางค์เป็นของการคั้นโสมยามเช้าแบบคายตระ วสุทั้งหลายพึ่งพิงสิ่งนั้น ลมหายใจทั้งหลายแท้จริงคือวสุทั้งหลาย เพราะสิ่งเหล่านี้ทำให้ทั้งหมดนี้ดำรงอยู่",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “छान्दोग्योपनिषद्/अध्यायः ३” (revision 369805)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%2F%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A9&oldid=369805"
  },
  "topics": [
    "breath",
    "sacrifice",
    "life-stages"
  ],
  "citation": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad 3.16.1. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.3.16.1/"
}