{
  "id": "upanishads/chandogya.6.2.1",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.6.2.1/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "chandogya.6.2.1",
  "speaker": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad · Uddālaka to Śvetaketu",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "सदेव सोम्येदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयम् । तद्धैक आहुरसदेवेदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयं तस्मादसतः सज्जायत ॥ ६.२.१ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "sadeva somyedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyam | taddhaika āhurasadevedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyaṃ tasmādasataḥ sajjāyata || 6.2.1 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "sat",
      "meaning": "being, what is",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed, only",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "somya",
      "meaning": "gentle one (address to Śvetaketu)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "idam",
      "meaning": "this (world)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agre",
      "meaning": "in the beginning",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsīt",
      "meaning": "was",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ekam",
      "meaning": "one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "only",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "advitīyam",
      "meaning": "without a second",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eke",
      "meaning": "some",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āhuḥ",
      "meaning": "say",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asat",
      "meaning": "non-being",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "idam",
      "meaning": "this (world)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agre",
      "meaning": "in the beginning",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsīt",
      "meaning": "was",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ekam",
      "meaning": "one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "only",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "advitīyam",
      "meaning": "without a second",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tasmāt",
      "meaning": "therefore",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asataḥ",
      "meaning": "from non-being",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sat",
      "meaning": "being",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "jāyata",
      "meaning": "arose, came into being",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "हे सोम्य! आरंभ में यह जगत् केवल सत् ही था, एक ही और अद्वितीय। कुछ लोग कहते हैं कि आरंभ में यह जगत् असत् ही था, एक ही और अद्वितीय; उसी असत् से सत् उत्पन्न हुआ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அன்பே சோம்ய! தொடக்கத்தில் இவ்வுலகம் சத் மட்டுமே இருந்தது, ஒன்றாகவும் இரண்டாவதின்றியும். சிலர் கூறுகின்றனர்: தொடக்கத்தில் இவ்வுலகம் அசத் மட்டுமே இருந்தது, ஒன்றாகவும் இரண்டாவதின்றியும்; அந்த அசத்திலிருந்தே சத் பிறந்தது.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ప్రియమైన సోమ్యా! ఆదిలో ఈ జగత్తు కేవలం సత్ మాత్రమే, ఒకటిగా, ద్వితీయం లేకుండా ఉండెను. కొందరు అంటారు: ఆదిలో ఈ జగత్తు అసత్ మాత్రమే, ఒకటిగా, ద్వితీయం లేకుండా ఉండెను; ఆ అసత్తు నుండే సత్ పుట్టెను.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಪ್ರಿಯ ಸೋಮ್ಯ! ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ಕೇವಲ ಸತ್ ಆಗಿತ್ತು, ಒಂದೇ ಆಗಿ, ಎರಡನೆಯದಿಲ್ಲದೆ. ಕೆಲವರು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ: ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ಕೇವಲ ಅಸತ್ ಆಗಿತ್ತು, ಒಂದೇ ಆಗಿ, ಎರಡನೆಯದಿಲ್ಲದೆ; ಆ ಅಸತ್ತಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಸತ್ ಹುಟ್ಟಿತು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട സോമ്യാ! ആദിയിൽ ഈ ലോകം കേവലം സത് ആയിരുന്നു, ഏകമായും രണ്ടാമതില്ലാതെയും. ചിലർ പറയുന്നു: ആദിയിൽ ഈ ലോകം കേവലം അസത് ആയിരുന്നു, ഏകമായും രണ്ടാമതില്ലാതെയും; ആ അസത്തിൽ നിന്നാണ് സത് ജനിച്ചത്.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "প্রিয় সোম্য! সৃষ্টির আদিতে এই জগৎ কেবল সৎ ছিল, এক ও অদ্বিতীয়। কেউ কেউ বলেন: সৃষ্টির আদিতে এই জগৎ কেবল অসৎ ছিল, এক ও অদ্বিতীয়; সেই অসৎ থেকেই সৎ জন্মাল।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "प्रिय सोम्या! आरंभी हे जग केवळ सत् होते, एकच आणि अद्वितीय. काही लोक म्हणतात: आरंभी हे जग केवळ असत् होते, एकच आणि अद्वितीय; त्या असतापासूनच सत् उत्पन्न झाले.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "પ્રિય સોમ્ય! આરંભમાં આ જગત કેવળ સત્ હતું, એક અને અદ્વિતીય. કેટલાક કહે છે: આરંભમાં આ જગત કેવળ અસત્ હતું, એક અને અદ્વિતીય; તે અસતમાંથી જ સત્ ઉત્પન્ન થયું.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸੋਮ੍ਯ! ਆਰੰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਜਗਤ ਕੇਵਲ ਸਤ੍ ਸੀ, ਇੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਅਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯ। ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ: ਆਰੰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਜਗਤ ਕੇਵਲ ਅਸਤ੍ ਸੀ, ਇੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਅਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯ; ਉਸ ਅਸਤ੍ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਸਤ੍ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੋਇਆ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ପ୍ରିୟ ସୋମ୍ୟ! ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ଏହି ଜଗତ କେବଳ ସତ୍ ଥିଲା, ଏକ ଓ ଅଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ। କେତେକ କହନ୍ତି: ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ଏହି ଜଗତ କେବଳ ଅସତ୍ ଥିଲା, ଏକ ଓ ଅଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ; ସେହି ଅସତ୍‌ରୁ ସତ୍ ଜନ୍ମିଲା।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اے پیارے سومیہ! ابتدا میں یہ جہان فقط ست تھا، ایک اور بے ثانی۔ کچھ لوگ کہتے ہیں: ابتدا میں یہ جہان فقط اسَت تھا، ایک اور بے ثانی؛ اسی اسَت سے ست پیدا ہوا۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Dear one, in the beginning this world was only Being (sat), one only, without a second. Some say that in the beginning this world was only non-being (asat), one only, without a second; and from that non-being, Being was born.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Querido Somya, al principio este mundo era solamente ser (sat), uno solo, sin un segundo. Algunos dicen que al principio este mundo era solamente no-ser (asat), uno solo, sin un segundo; y de ese no-ser nació el ser.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Cher Somya, au commencement ce monde n'était que l'être (sat), unique, sans second. Certains disent qu'au commencement ce monde n'était que le non-être (asat), unique, sans second ; et de ce non-être naquit l'être.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Lieber Somya, im Anfang war diese Welt nur das Seiende (sat), eines allein, ohne ein zweites. Manche sagen, im Anfang war diese Welt nur das Nichtseiende (asat), eines allein, ohne ein zweites; und aus diesem Nichtseienden entstand das Seiende.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Querido Somya, no princípio este mundo era somente o ser (sat), um só, sem um segundo. Alguns dizem que no princípio este mundo era somente o não-ser (asat), um só, sem um segundo; e desse não-ser nasceu o ser.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Дорогой Сомья, вначале этот мир был только бытием (сат), единым, без второго. Некоторые говорят, что вначале этот мир был только небытием (асат), единым, без второго; и из этого небытия родилось бытие.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "亲爱的索摩耶，起初，此世界唯有有（sat），唯一而无第二。有人说，起初此世界唯有无（asat），唯一而无第二；而从这无中，有便生起了。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "愛する者よ、初めにこの世界はただ有（sat）のみであった。唯一であり、second のないものであった。ある人々は言う、初めにこの世界はただ無（asat）のみであった、唯一であり第二のないものであった。そしてその無から有が生じた、と。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "يا عزيزي سوميا، في البدء كان هذا العالم هو السات وحده، واحداً لا ثانيَ له. ويقول بعضهم إنه في البدء كان هذا العالم هو الأسات وحده، واحداً لا ثانيَ له؛ ومن ذلك الأسات وُلد السات.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Wahai Somya, pada mulanya dunia ini hanyalah sat (yang ada), satu saja, tanpa yang kedua. Ada yang mengatakan bahwa pada mulanya dunia ini hanyalah asat (yang tiada), satu saja, tanpa yang kedua; dan dari asat itulah sat lahir.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ดูก่อนลูกรัก ในปฐมกาลนั้น โลกนี้มีแต่สัต ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งเดียวโดยไม่มีที่สอง บางท่านกล่าวว่า ในปฐมกาลนั้น โลกนี้มีแต่อสัต ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งเดียวโดยไม่มีที่สอง และจากอสัตนั้นเอง สัตจึงเกิดขึ้น",
      "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 ६” (revision 223618)",
    "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%AC&oldid=223618"
  },
  "topics": [
    "being",
    "creation",
    "brahman"
  ],
  "citation": "Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.2.1. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/chandogya.6.2.1/"
}