{
  "id": "upanishads/kena.4.2",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kena.4.2/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "kena.4.2",
  "speaker": "Kena Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "तस्माद्वा एते देवा अतितरामिवान्यान्देवान्यदग्निर्वायुरिन्द्रस्ते\nह्येनन्नेदिष्ठं पस्पर्शुस्ते ह्येनत्प्रथमो विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मेति ॥ ४.२ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "tasmādvā ete devā atitarāmivānyāndevānyadagnirvāyurindraste\nhyenannediṣṭhaṃ pasparśuste hyenatprathamo vidāñcakāra brahmeti || 4.2 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "tasmāt",
      "meaning": "therefore",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vai",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ete",
      "meaning": "these",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devāḥ",
      "meaning": "gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "atitarām",
      "meaning": "surpassing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iva",
      "meaning": "as it were",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anyān devān",
      "meaning": "the other gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "because",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agniḥ",
      "meaning": "Agni",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vāyuḥ",
      "meaning": "Vāyu",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "indraḥ",
      "meaning": "Indra",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "they",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "enat",
      "meaning": "it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nediṣṭham",
      "meaning": "nearest",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "paspṛśuḥ",
      "meaning": "touched",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "they",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "enat",
      "meaning": "it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prathamaḥ",
      "meaning": "first",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidāñcakāra",
      "meaning": "knew",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "brahma",
      "meaning": "Brahman",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "इसीलिए ये देवता — अग्नि, वायु और इन्द्र — अन्य देवताओं से मानो अत्यधिक श्रेष्ठ हुए, क्योंकि उन्होंने ही उसे सबसे निकट से छुआ; वे ही सबसे पहले जान पाए कि यह ब्रह्म है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "ஆகையால் இந்த தேவர்கள் — அக்னி, வாயு, இந்திரன் — மற்ற தேவர்களைவிட மிகவும் மேம்பட்டவர்களானார்கள், ஏனெனில் அவர்களே அதை மிக அருகில் தொட்டார்கள்; அவர்களே முதலில் அது பிரம்மம் என்று அறிந்தார்கள்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "అందుకే ఈ దేవతలు — అగ్ని, వాయువు, ఇంద్రుడు — ఇతర దేవతల కంటే ఎంతో గొప్పవారయ్యారు, ఎందుకంటే వారే దానిని అత్యంత సమీపంగా తాకారు; వారే మొదట అది బ్రహ్మమని తెలుసుకున్నారు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಆದ್ದರಿಂದಲೇ ಈ ದೇವತೆಗಳು — ಅಗ್ನಿ, ವಾಯು, ಇಂದ್ರ — ಇತರ ದೇವತೆಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದವರಾದರು, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವರೇ ಅದನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸಮೀಪದಿಂದ ಮುಟ್ಟಿದರು; ಅವರೇ ಮೊದಲು ಅದು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದರು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "അതിനാൽ ഈ ദേവന്മാർ — അഗ്നി, വായു, ഇന്ദ്രൻ — മറ്റു ദേവന്മാരെക്കാൾ അത്യധികം ശ്രേഷ്ഠരായി, കാരണം അവരാണ് അതിനെ ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തു സ്പർശിച്ചത്; അവരാണ് ആദ്യം അത് ബ്രഹ്മമെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞത്.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "তাই এই দেবতারা — অগ্নি, বায়ু, ইন্দ্র — অন্য দেবতাদের চেয়ে যেন অনেক শ্রেষ্ঠ হলেন, কারণ তাঁরাই একে সবচেয়ে নিকটে স্পর্শ করেছিলেন; তাঁরাই প্রথম জানলেন যে এটি ব্রহ্ম।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "म्हणून हे देव — अग्नी, वायू, इंद्र — इतर देवांपेक्षा अधिक श्रेष्ठ ठरले, कारण त्यांनीच त्याला सर्वात जवळून स्पर्श केला; तेच प्रथम जाणते झाले की हे ब्रह्म आहे.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તેથી આ દેવો — અગ્નિ, વાયુ, ઇન્દ્ર — અન્ય દેવો કરતાં ઘણા શ્રેષ્ઠ બન્યા, કારણ કે તેમણે જ તેને સૌથી નજીકથી સ્પર્શ કર્યો; તેઓ જ સૌપ્રથમ જાણી શક્યા કે આ બ્રહ્મ છે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਦੇਵਤੇ — ਅਗਨੀ, ਵਾਯੂ, ਇੰਦਰ — ਹੋਰ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਤਮ ਹੋਏ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਹੀ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਨੇੜਿਓਂ ਛੂਹਿਆ; ਉਹਨਾਂ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਹੈ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ତେଣୁ ଏହି ଦେବତାମାନେ — ଅଗ୍ନି, ବାୟୁ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର — ଅନ୍ୟ ଦେବତାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ହେଲେ, କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ହିଁ ତାହାକୁ ସବୁଠାରୁ ନିକଟରୁ ଛୁଇଁଲେ; ସେମାନେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରଥମେ ଜାଣିଲେ ଯେ ଏହା ବ୍ରହ୍ମ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس لیے یہ دیوتا — اگنی، واین، اندر — دوسرے دیوتاؤں سے گویا کہیں برتر ہوئے، کیونکہ انہوں نے ہی اسے سب سے قریب سے چھوا؛ وہی سب سے پہلے جان پائے کہ یہ برہمن ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "Therefore these gods — Agni, Vāyu and Indra — rose far above the other gods, for it was they who touched it most closely; they were the first to know that it is Brahman.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Por eso estos dioses — Agni, Vāyu e Indra — se elevaron muy por encima de los otros dioses, pues fueron ellos quienes lo tocaron más de cerca; fueron los primeros en saber que es Brahman.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "C'est pourquoi ces dieux — Agni, Vāyu et Indra — s'élevèrent bien au-dessus des autres dieux, car ce furent eux qui le touchèrent de plus près ; ils furent les premiers à savoir que c'est Brahman.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Deshalb ragten diese Götter — Agni, Vāyu und Indra — weit über die anderen Götter hinaus, denn sie berührten es am nächsten; sie waren die Ersten, die erkannten, dass es Brahman ist.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Por isso estes deuses — Agni, Vāyu e Indra — se elevaram muito acima dos outros deuses, pois foram eles que o tocaram mais de perto; foram os primeiros a saber que é Brahman.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Поэтому эти боги — Агни, Вайю и Индра — возвысились далеко над прочими богами, ибо именно они прикоснулись к нему ближе всех; они первыми узнали, что это Брахман.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "因此，这些神——火神、风神与因陀罗——远远超越了其他诸神，因为正是他们最近地接触了它；他们最先知道那是梵。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "それゆえ、アグニ、ヴァーユ、インドラのこれらの神々は、他の神々をはるかに超えて高められた。彼らこそがそれにもっとも近く触れたからである。彼らこそ、それがブラフマンであることを最初に知ったのである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "ولذلك ارتفعت هذه الآلهة — أغني وفايو وإندرا — بعيداً فوق سائر الآلهة، لأنهم هم الذين لمسوه عن قرب؛ وهم أول من عرف أنه براهمان.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Karena itu para dewa ini — Agni, Vāyu dan Indra — menjadi jauh lebih unggul daripada dewa-dewa lainnya, sebab merekalah yang paling dekat menyentuhnya; merekalah yang pertama mengetahui bahwa itu adalah Brahman.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เพราะเหตุนั้น เทวดาเหล่านี้คือ อัคนี วายุ และอินทร์ จึงสูงส่งเหนือเทวดาอื่นๆ เพราะท่านเหล่านี้ได้สัมผัสสิ่งนั้นที่ใกล้ชิดที่สุด และท่านเหล่านี้เป็นกลุ่มแรกที่รู้ว่านั่นคือพรหมัน",
      "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": [
    "devas",
    "agni",
    "vayu",
    "indra",
    "brahman"
  ],
  "citation": "Kena Upaniṣad 4.2. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/kena.4.2/"
}