{
  "id": "upanishads/chandogya.4.16.5",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.4.16.5/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "chandogya.4.16.5",
  "speaker": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "स यथोभयपाद्व्रजन्रथो वोभाभ्यां चक्राभ्यां वर्तमानः प्रतितिष्ठत्येवमस्य यज्ञः प्रतितिष्ठति यज्ञं प्रतितिष्ठन्तं यजमानोऽनुप्रतितिष्ठति स इष्ट्वा श्रेयान्भवति ॥ ४.१६.५ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "sa yathobhayapādvrajanratho vobhābhyāṃ cakrābhyāṃ vartamānaḥ pratitiṣṭhatyevamasya yajñaḥ pratitiṣṭhati yajñaṃ pratitiṣṭhantaṃ yajamāno'nupratitiṣṭhati sa iṣṭvā śreyānbhavati || 4.16.5 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he (that one)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yathā",
      "meaning": "just as",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubhaya-pād",
      "meaning": "having two feet",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrajan",
      "meaning": "going, moving",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rathaḥ",
      "meaning": "chariot",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vā",
      "meaning": "or",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubhābhyām",
      "meaning": "with both",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "cakrābhyām",
      "meaning": "with the wheels",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vartamānaḥ",
      "meaning": "turning, rolling",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pratitiṣṭhati",
      "meaning": "holds its place, stands firm",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "evam",
      "meaning": "so",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asya",
      "meaning": "his",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajñaḥ",
      "meaning": "sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pratitiṣṭhati",
      "meaning": "stands firm",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajñam",
      "meaning": "the sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pratitiṣṭhantam",
      "meaning": "standing firm",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajamānaḥ",
      "meaning": "the sacrificer",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anupratitiṣṭhati",
      "meaning": "stands firm following after",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iṣṭvā",
      "meaning": "having sacrificed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śreyān",
      "meaning": "better, more excellent",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhavati",
      "meaning": "becomes",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जैसे दोनों पहियों के सहारे चलता हुआ रथ, अथवा दोनों पैरों वाला चलने वाला मनुष्य, स्थिर रहता है, वैसे ही इसका यज्ञ स्थिर रहता है; स्थिर यज्ञ के पीछे यजमान भी स्थिर रहता है। वह यज्ञ करके श्रेष्ठ हो जाता है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "இரு சக்கரங்களால் ஓடும் தேர் நிலைத்து நிற்பது போல, இவனுடைய யாகம் நிலைத்து நிற்கிறது; நிலைத்து நிற்கும் யாகத்தைப் பின்பற்றி யஜமானனும் நிலைத்து நிற்கிறான். யாகம் செய்து அவன் மேலானவனாகிறான்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "రెండు చక్రాలతో నడిచే రథం నిలకడగా ఉన్నట్లే, అతని యజ్ఞం నిలకడగా ఉంటుంది; నిలకడగా ఉన్న యజ్ఞాన్ని అనుసరించి యజమానుడు కూడా నిలకడగా ఉంటాడు. యజ్ఞం చేసి అతడు శ్రేష్ఠుడవుతాడు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಎರಡು ಚಕ್ರಗಳಿಂದ ಉರುಳುವ ರಥ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುವಂತೆ, ಅವನ ಯಜ್ಞ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುತ್ತದೆ; ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ ಯಜಮಾನನೂ ಸ್ಥಿರನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಯಜ್ಞಮಾಡಿ ಅವನು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "രണ്ടു ചക്രങ്ങളാൽ ഉരുളുന്ന രഥം ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, അവന്റെ യജ്ഞം ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നു; ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്ന യജ്ഞത്തെ പിന്തുടർന്ന് യജമാനനും ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നു. യജ്ഞം ചെയ്ത് അവൻ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനാകുന്നു.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "দুই চাকার সাহায্যে ঘূর্ণায়মান রথ যেমন স্থির থাকে, তেমনি তার যজ্ঞও স্থির থাকে; স্থির যজ্ঞের অনুসরণে যজমানও স্থির থাকেন। যজ্ঞ করে সে শ্রেষ্ঠ হয়।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "दोन्ही चाकांनी फिरणारा रथ जसा स्थिर राहतो, तसाच त्याचा यज्ञ स्थिर राहतो; स्थिर यज्ञाच्या मागे यजमानही स्थिर राहतो. यज्ञ करून तो श्रेष्ठ होतो.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "બે પૈડાં વડે ફરતો રથ જેમ સ્થિર રહે છે, તેમ તેનો યજ્ઞ સ્થિર રહે છે; સ્થિર યજ્ઞને અનુસરીને યજમાન પણ સ્થિર રહે છે. યજ્ઞ કરીને તે શ્રેષ્ઠ થાય છે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਦੋ ਪਹੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਘੁੰਮਦਾ ਰਥ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਉਸਦਾ ਯਗ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਟਿਕੇ ਹੋਏ ਯਗ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਯਜਮਾਨ ਵੀ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਯਗ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଦୁଇ ଚକ୍ରରେ ଘୂରୁଥିବା ରଥ ଯେପରି ସ୍ଥିର ରହେ, ସେହିପରି ତାହାର ଯଜ୍ଞ ସ୍ଥିର ରହେ; ସ୍ଥିର ଯଜ୍ଞକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରି ଯଜମାନ ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥିର ରହେ। ଯଜ୍ଞ କରି ସେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ହୁଏ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جس طرح دو پہیوں سے چلنے والا رتھ قائم رہتا ہے، اسی طرح اس کی قربانی قائم رہتی ہے؛ قائم قربانی کے پیچھے یجمان بھی قائم رہتا ہے۔ قربانی کر کے وہ افضل ہو جاتا ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Just as a chariot moving on both wheels stays steady, so his sacrifice stays steady; the sacrificer who follows the steady sacrifice also stays steady. Having performed the sacrifice, he becomes superior.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Así como un carro que avanza con sus dos ruedas se mantiene firme, así su sacrificio se mantiene firme; el sacrificador que sigue al sacrificio firme también permanece firme. Habiendo realizado el sacrificio, se vuelve superior.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "De même qu'un char qui avance sur ses deux roues tient bon, ainsi son sacrifice tient bon ; le sacrificateur qui suit le sacrifice fermement établi tient bon lui aussi. Ayant accompli le sacrifice, il devient supérieur.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "So wie ein Wagen, der sich auf beiden Rädern bewegt, standhaft bleibt, so bleibt auch sein Opfer standhaft; der Opferer, der dem standhaften Opfer folgt, bleibt ebenfalls standhaft. Nachdem er geopfert hat, wird er vorzüglich.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Assim como um carro que avança sobre as duas rodas se mantém firme, assim seu sacrifício se mantém firme; o sacrificador que segue o sacrifício firme também se mantém firme. Tendo realizado o sacrifício, torna-se superior.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Как колесница, движущаяся на обоих колёсах, остаётся устойчивой, так же устойчива и его жертва; жертвователь, следующий за устойчивой жертвой, также остаётся устойчивым. Совершив жертвоприношение, он становится превосходнее.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "正如双轮推进的车辆保持稳定，他的祭祀也保持稳定；追随稳定祭祀的施祭者也保持稳定。完成祭祀之后，他变得更为殊胜。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "両輪で進む車が安定を保つように、彼の供犠も安定を保つ。安定した供犠に従う祭主もまた安定を保つ。供犠を行って、彼はより優れた者となる。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "كما أن العربة التي تسير على عجلتين تبقى ثابتة، كذلك تثبت قربانه، ويثبت الذابح الذي يتبع القربان الثابت. وبعد أن يقدّم القربان يصبح أفضل.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Seperti kereta yang melaju dengan kedua rodanya tetap mantap, demikian pula korbannya tetap mantap; pengorban yang mengikuti korban yang mantap pun tetap mantap. Setelah melaksanakan korban, ia menjadi lebih utama.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เปรียบเหมือนรถที่แล่นไปด้วยล้อทั้งสองและหมุนไปด้วยล้อทั้งสองนั้น ย่อมตั้งอยู่มั่นคงฉันใด ยัญของเขาก็ตั้งอยู่มั่นคงฉันนั้น ผู้บูชายัญที่ดำเนินตามยัญซึ่งตั้งมั่นอยู่แล้ว ก็ตั้งอยู่มั่นคงตามไปด้วย ครั้นประกอบยัญแล้ว เขาก็กลายเป็นผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งขึ้น",
      "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 ४” (revision 334286)",
    "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%AA&oldid=334286"
  },
  "topics": [
    "sacrifice",
    "ritual",
    "analogy"
  ],
  "citation": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad 4.16.5. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.4.16.5/"
}