{
  "id": "upanishads/kaushitaki.4.13",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kaushitaki.4.13/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "kaushitaki.4.13",
  "speaker": "Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad · Bālāki to Ajātaśatru",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "स होवाच बालाकिर्य एवैष च्छायापुरुषस्तमेवाहमुपास इति तं होवाचाजातशत्रुर्मा मैतस्मिन्समवादयिष्ठा मृत्युरिति वा अहमेतमुपास इति स यो हैतमेवमुपास्ते नो एव स्वयं नास्य प्रजा पुरा कालात्प्रमीयते ॥ ४.१३ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "sa hovāca bālākirya evaiṣa cchāyāpuruṣastamevāhamupāsa iti taṃ hovācājātaśatrurmā maitasminsamavādayiṣṭhā mṛtyuriti vā ahametamupāsa iti sa yo haitamevamupāste no eva svayaṃ nāsya prajā purā kālātpramīyate || 4.13 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bālākiḥ",
      "meaning": "Bālāki",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yaḥ",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "chāyāpuruṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "shadow-person",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aham",
      "meaning": "I",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upāse",
      "meaning": "meditate upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tam",
      "meaning": "to him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ajātaśatruḥ",
      "meaning": "Ajātaśatru",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mā",
      "meaning": "do not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mā",
      "meaning": "do not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etasmin",
      "meaning": "in him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "samavādayiṣṭhāḥ",
      "meaning": "argue, speak in agreement",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mṛtyuḥ",
      "meaning": "death",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vā",
      "meaning": "or",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aham",
      "meaning": "I",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upāse",
      "meaning": "meditate upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yaḥ",
      "meaning": "who",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "evam",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upāste",
      "meaning": "meditates upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "no",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "svayam",
      "meaning": "himself",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asya",
      "meaning": "his",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prajā",
      "meaning": "offspring",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "purā",
      "meaning": "before",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kālāt",
      "meaning": "time",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pramīyate",
      "meaning": "dies",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "बालाकि ने कहा: जो यह छाया-पुरुष है, उसी की मैं उपासना करता हूँ। तब अजातशत्रु ने उससे कहा: इसमें विवाद मत करो। या तो 'मृत्यु' कहो, मैं इसी की उपासना करता हूँ। जो इस प्रकार इसकी उपासना करता है, न वह स्वयं और न उसकी संतान समय से पहले मरती है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "பாலாகி கூறினார்: நிழல்-புருஷனாக இருக்கும் இவரையே நான் உபாசிக்கிறேன். அஜாதசத்ரு கூறினார்: இதில் வாதம் செய்யாதே. 'மரணம்' என்று அறிந்து உபாசி. இவ்வாறு உபாசிப்பவன் தானும் அவனுடைய சந்ததியும் காலத்திற்கு முன் இறப்பதில்லை.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "బాలాకి ఇలా అన్నాడు: ఛాయాపురుషుడుగా కనిపించే ఇతడినే నేను ఉపాసిస్తాను. అజాతశత్రు అతనితో అన్నాడు: దీనిపై వాదించకు. 'మృత్యువు' అని భావించి ఉపాసించు. ఇలా ఉపాసించేవాడు గానీ, అతని సంతానం గానీ కాలానికి ముందే మరణించరు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಬಾಲಾಕಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು: ನೆರಳು-ಪುರುಷನಾಗಿ ಕಾಣುವ ಇವನನ್ನೇ ನಾನು ಉಪಾಸಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅಜಾತಶತ್ರು ಹೇಳಿದನು: ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಾದಿಸಬೇಡ. 'ಮೃತ್ಯು' ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದು ಉಪಾಸಿಸು. ಹೀಗೆ ಉಪಾಸಿಸುವವನೂ ಅವನ ಸಂತಾನವೂ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮುಂಚೆ ಸಾಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ബാലാകി പറഞ്ഞു: നിഴൽ-പുരുഷനായി കാണുന്ന ഇവനെയാണ് ഞാൻ ഉപാസിക്കുന്നത്. അജാതശത്രു പറഞ്ഞു: ഇതിൽ തർക്കിക്കരുത്. 'മൃത്യു' എന്നറിഞ്ഞ് ഉപാസിക്കുക. ഇങ്ങനെ ഉപാസിക്കുന്നവനും അവന്റെ സന്തതിയും കാലത്തിനു മുമ്പ് മരിക്കുന്നില്ല.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "বালাকি বললেন: ছায়াপুরুষ রূপে এই যে আছেন, তাঁরই আমি উপাসনা করি। অজাতশত্রু বললেন: এ বিষয়ে তর্ক কোরো না। 'মৃত্যু' বলে উপাসনা করো। যে এভাবে উপাসনা করে, সে নিজে এবং তার সন্তান সময়ের আগে মরে না।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "बालाकी म्हणाला: छायापुरुष म्हणून दिसणारा हा, त्यालाच मी उपासतो. अजातशत्रू म्हणाला: यावर वाद घालू नकोस. 'मृत्यू' म्हणून उपासना कर. असा उपासना करणारा स्वतः आणि त्याची संतती वेळेपूर्वी मरत नाहीत.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "બાલાકિએ કહ્યું: છાયા-પુરુષ તરીકે દેખાતા આ જ પુરુષની હું ઉપાસના કરું છું. અજાતશત્રુએ કહ્યું: આ વિશે વાદ ન કર. 'મૃત્યુ' જાણીને ઉપાસના કર. જે આ રીતે ઉપાસના કરે છે, તે પોતે અને તેની સંતતિ સમય પહેલાં મૃત્યુ પામતાં નથી.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਬਾਲਾਕਿ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਛਾਇਆ-ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਿਸਦੇ ਇਸ ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਮੈਂ ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਅਜਾਤਸ਼ਤਰੂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਹਿਸ ਨਾ ਕਰ। 'ਮ੍ਰਿਤਯੂ' ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਕਰ। ਜੋ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਅਤੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਰਦੇ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ବାଳାକି କହିଲେ: ଛାୟା-ପୁରୁଷ ଭାବେ ଦେଖାଯାଉଥିବା ଏହାଙ୍କୁ ହିଁ ମୁଁ ଉପାସନା କରେ। ଅଜାତଶତ୍ରୁ କହିଲେ: ଏ ବିଷୟରେ ବାଦ କର ନାହିଁ। 'ମୃତ୍ୟୁ' ଜାଣି ଉପାସନା କର। ଯେ ଏପରି ଉପାସନା କରେ, ସେ ନିଜେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ସନ୍ତାନ ସମୟ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ମରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "بالاکی نے کہا: سایہ-پرش کی صورت میں نظر آنے والے اسی کی میں عبادت کرتا ہوں۔ اجاتشترو نے کہا: اس پر بحث مت کرو۔ اسے 'موت' جان کر عبادت کرو۔ جو اس طرح عبادت کرتا ہے، وہ خود اور اس کی اولاد وقت سے پہلے نہیں مرتے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Bālāki said: 'This shadow-person, that very one I meditate upon.' Ajātaśatru said to him: 'Do not argue about him. Meditate upon him as death (mṛtyu).' He who meditates upon him thus, neither he himself nor his offspring dies before the appointed time.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Bālāki dijo: «Este hombre-sombra, a ese mismo medito.» Ajātaśatru le dijo: «No discutas sobre él. Medita en él como la muerte (mṛtyu).» Quien así lo medita, ni él mismo ni su descendencia muere antes de su tiempo.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Bālāki dit : « Cet homme-ombre, c'est lui que je médite. » Ajātaśatru lui dit : « Ne dispute pas à son sujet. Médite-le comme la mort (mṛtyu). » Celui qui le médite ainsi, ni lui-même ni sa descendance ne meurt avant son temps.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Bālāki sprach: »Diesen Schattenmann meditiere ich.« Ajātaśatru sagte zu ihm: »Streite nicht darüber. Meditiere ihn als den Tod (mṛtyu).« Wer ihn so meditiert, dem selbst und dessen Nachkommen widerfährt vor der bestimmten Zeit kein Sterben.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Bālāki disse: «Este homem-sombra, a ele eu medito.» Ajātaśatru lhe disse: «Não discutas sobre ele. Medita-o como a morte (mṛtyu).» Quem assim o medita, nem ele nem a sua descendência morre antes do tempo.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Bālāki сказал: «Этого человека-тень, его я и созерцаю». Аджаташатру сказал ему: «Не спорь о нём. Созерцай его как смерть (mṛtyu)». Тот, кто так его созерцает, ни он сам, ни его потомство не умирают раньше времени.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "巴拉基说：“这个影子人，我所崇拜的正是他。”阿阇多设图对他说：“不要与他争论。应当把他当作死亡（mṛtyu）来崇拜。”如此崇拜他的人，自己和子孙都不会在时限之前死去。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "バーラーキは言った。「影の人、まさにその人を私は観想する。」アジャータシャトルは彼に言った。「彼について論じてはならない。死（mṛtyu）として観想せよ。」このように観想する者は、自らも子孫も定められた時より前に死なない。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "قال بالاكي: «إن هذا الإنسان-الظل، هو بعينه ما أتعبّد له.» فقال له أجاتشاترو: «لا تجادل فيه. اعبده بوصفه الموت (mṛtyu).» فمن عبده هكذا، لا يموت هو ولا نسله قبل أجله.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Bālāki berkata: \"Pribadi bayangan ini, itulah yang aku puja.\" Ajātaśatru berkata kepadanya: \"Jangan berdebat tentangnya. Puja dia sebagai kematian (mṛtyu).\" Siapa yang memujanya demikian, tidak dirinya maupun keturunannya mati sebelum waktunya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "พาลากิกล่าวว่า “บุรุษในเงา ข้าบูชาบุรุษนั้นแหละ” อชาตศัตรุตรัสตอบเขาว่า “อย่าโต้เถียงกับเราเรื่องพระองค์ จงบูชาพระองค์ในฐานะความตาย (มฤตยุ) ผู้ใดบูชาพระองค์เช่นนี้ ทั้งตัวเขาเองและบุตรของเขาจะไม่ตายก่อนถึงกาลอันควร”",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “कौषीतकिब्राह्मणोपनिषत्” (revision 155878)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D&oldid=155878"
  },
  "topics": [
    "chhaya",
    "shadow",
    "death",
    "meditation"
  ],
  "citation": "Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 4.13. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kaushitaki.4.13/"
}