{
  "id": "upanishads/kena.3.10",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kena.3.10/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "kena.3.10",
  "speaker": "Kena Upaniṣad · Narration",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतदादत्स्वेति\nतदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाकादतुम् ।\nस तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ ३.१० ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "tasmai tṛṇaṃ nidadhāvetadādatsveti\ntadupapreyāya sarvajavena tanna śaśākādatum |\nsa tata eva nivavṛte naitadaśakaṃ vijñātuṃ yadetadyakṣamiti || 3.10 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "tasmai",
      "meaning": "to him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tṛṇam",
      "meaning": "a blade of grass",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nidadhau",
      "meaning": "placed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ādatsva",
      "meaning": "take hold of",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upapreyāya",
      "meaning": "approached",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sarva-javena",
      "meaning": "with all his speed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śaśāka",
      "meaning": "was able",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ādātum",
      "meaning": "to take hold of",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tataḥ",
      "meaning": "from there",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nivavṛte",
      "meaning": "returned",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aśakam",
      "meaning": "was able",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vijñātum",
      "meaning": "to know",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yakṣam",
      "meaning": "spirit",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "उसने उसके सामने एक तिनका रख दिया और कहा, 'इसे ले।' वह पूरी गति से उसके पास गया, किंतु उसे ले न सका। वह वहीं से लौट आया और यह न जान सका कि यह यक्ष कौन है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அது அவர் முன் ஒரு புல்லை வைத்து, 'இதை எடு' என்றது. அவர் முழு வேகத்துடன் அதனை அணுகினார்; ஆனால் அதை எடுக்க இயலவில்லை. அங்கிருந்தே திரும்பினார். இந்த யக்ஷம் என்ன என்பதை அவரால் அறிய முடியவில்லை.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "అది అతని ముందు ఒక గడ్డిపోచను ఉంచి, 'దీనిని తీసుకో' అంది. అతడు పూర్ణ వేగంతో దగ్గరకు వెళ్లినా దానిని తీసుకోలేకపోయాడు. అక్కడి నుండే వెనుదిరిగాడు. ఈ యక్షం ఏమిటో అతనికి తెలియలేదు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಅದು ಅವನ ಮುಂದೆ ಒಂದು ಹುಲ್ಲುಕಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು, 'ಇದನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ' ಎಂದಿತು. ಅವನು ಪೂರ್ಣ ವೇಗದಿಂದ ಸಮೀಪಿಸಿದರೂ ಅದನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದಲೇ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿದ. ಈ ಯಕ್ಷ ಯಾರು ಎಂದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "അത് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് മുന്നിൽ ഒരു പുല്ലിൻതണ്ട് വെച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു, 'ഇത് എടുക്കൂ.' അദ്ദേഹം പൂർണ്ണവേഗത്തിൽ അടുത്തുചെന്നെങ്കിലും അതെടുക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. അവിടെനിന്നുതന്നെ അദ്ദേഹം മടങ്ങി. ഈ യക്ഷം എന്താണെന്ന് അറിയാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "সেটি তাঁর সামনে একটি তৃণ রেখে বলল, 'এটি তোলো।' তিনি সর্বশক্তিতে কাছে গেলেন, কিন্তু সেটি তুলতে পারলেন না। তখন সেখান থেকেই ফিরে এলেন। এই যক্ষ কে, তা তিনি জানতে পারলেন না।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "त्याने त्याच्यासमोर एक गवताचे पाते ठेवले आणि म्हटले, 'हे घे.' तो पूर्ण वेगाने जवळ गेला, पण ते उचलू शकला नाही. तेथूनच तो परत फिरला. हे यक्ष काय आहे हे त्याला जाणता आले नाही.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તેણે તેની સામે એક તણખલું મૂક્યું અને કહ્યું, 'આ ઉપાડ.' તે પૂરી ઝડપે પાસે ગયો, પણ તેને ઉપાડી શક્યો નહીં. ત્યાંથી જ તે પાછો ફર્યો. આ યક્ષ શું છે તે તે જાણી શક્યો નહીં.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਉਸ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਇੱਕ ਤੀਲਾ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਆਖਿਆ, 'ਇਹ ਚੁੱਕ।' ਉਹ ਪੂਰੀ ਰਫ਼ਤਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਨੇੜੇ ਗਿਆ, ਪਰ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕ ਨਾ ਸਕਿਆ। ਉੱਥੋਂ ਹੀ ਉਹ ਵਾਪਸ ਮੁੜ ਆਇਆ। ਇਹ ਯਕਸ਼ ਕੀ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਜਾਣ ਨਾ ਸਕਿਆ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସେ ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଏକ ତୃଣ ରଖି କହିଲା, 'ଏହାକୁ ନେଇ ଦେଖ।' ସେ ପୂରା ବେଗରେ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହା ନେଇ ପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସେଠାରୁ ହିଁ ସେ ଫେରିଗଲେ। ଏହି ଯକ୍ଷ କିଏ ତାହା ସେ ଜାଣି ପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس نے اس کے سامنے ایک تنکا رکھا اور کہا، 'اسے اٹھاؤ۔' وہ پوری رفتار سے اس کے قریب گیا، مگر اسے اٹھا نہ سکا۔ وہ وہیں سے لوٹ آیا۔ وہ یہ نہ جان سکا کہ یہ یکش کیا ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "It placed a blade of grass before him and said, \"Take hold of this.\" He rushed at it with all his speed, but he could not take hold of it. Then he returned from there, unable to know what this yakṣa was.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Colocó ante él una brizna de hierba y dijo: «Tómala». Se lanzó hacia ella con toda su velocidad, pero no pudo tomarla. Entonces regresó desde allí, sin poder saber qué era este yakṣa.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Il plaça devant lui un brin d'herbe et dit : « Saisis cela. » Il s'élança vers lui de toute sa vitesse, mais ne put le saisir. Il revint alors de là, sans pouvoir savoir ce qu'était ce yakṣa.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Es legte einen Grashalm vor ihn und sprach: »Ergreife dies.« Er stürzte mit aller Kraft darauf zu, konnte es aber nicht ergreifen. Da kehrte er von dort zurück und vermochte nicht zu erkennen, was dieser yakṣa war.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Colocou diante dele uma folha de erva e disse: «Apanha isto». Ele correu até ela com toda a sua velocidade, mas não conseguiu apanhá-la. Então voltou dali, sem poder saber o que era este yakṣa.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Оно положило перед ним травинку и сказало: «Возьми это». Он бросился к ней со всей быстротой, но не смог её взять. Тогда он вернулся оттуда, так и не узнав, что это за якша.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "它在他面前放下一根草，说：“拿起这个。”他以全速冲过去，却无法拿起它。于是他从那里返回，未能知道这个夜叉是什么。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "それは彼の前に一本の草を置いて言った。「これを取ってみよ。」彼は全速力で近づいたが、それを取ることはできなかった。そこから彼は引き返した。この夜叉が何であるかを知ることはできなかったのである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "فوضع أمامه عودًا من العشب وقال: «خذ هذا». فاندفع نحوه بكل سرعته، لكنه لم يستطع أن يأخذه. ثم عاد من هناك، ولم يستطع أن يعرف ما هذا اليكشا.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ia meletakkan sehelai rumput di hadapannya dan berkata, \"Ambillah ini.\" Ia menyerbu dengan segenap kecepatannya, tetapi tidak mampu mengambilnya. Lalu ia kembali dari sana, tidak mampu mengetahui apa yakṣa ini.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "พระพรหมทรงวางเส้นหญ้าไว้ตรงหน้าพระวายุแล้วตรัสว่า \"จงยกมันขึ้นเถิด\" พระวายุจึงรีบเข้าไปด้วยความเร็วเต็มที่ แต่ไม่อาจยกมันได้ แล้วจึงกลับมาจากที่นั้น ไม่อาจรู้ได้ว่านี่คือยักษ์อะไร",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Kena Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “केनोपनिषद्” (revision 407400)",
    "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%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D&oldid=407400"
  },
  "topics": [
    "brahman",
    "humility",
    "limits"
  ],
  "citation": "Kena Upaniṣad 3.10. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kena.3.10/"
}