{
  "id": "upanishads/prashna.1.12",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/prashna.1.12/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "prashna.1.12",
  "speaker": "Praśna Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "मासो वै प्रजापतिस्तस्य कृष्णपक्ष एव रयिः\nशुक्लः प्रणस्तस्मादेत ऋषयः शुक्ल इष्टं कुर्वन्तीतर\nइतरस्मिन् ॥ १.१२ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "māso vai prajāpatistasya kṛṣṇapakṣa eva rayiḥ\nśuklaḥ praṇastasmādeta ṛṣayaḥ śukla iṣṭaṃ kurvantītara\nitarasmin || 1.12 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "māsaḥ",
      "meaning": "the month",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vai",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prajāpatiḥ",
      "meaning": "Prajāpati",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tasya",
      "meaning": "his",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kṛṣṇa-pakṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "dark fortnight",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rayiḥ",
      "meaning": "material wealth, substance",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śuklaḥ",
      "meaning": "bright fortnight",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "praṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "breath, vital power",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tasmāt",
      "meaning": "therefore",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "these",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ṛṣayaḥ",
      "meaning": "seers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śuklaḥ",
      "meaning": "bright fortnight",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iṣṭam",
      "meaning": "sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kurvanti",
      "meaning": "perform",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "itaraḥ",
      "meaning": "the other",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "itarasmin",
      "meaning": "in the other",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "मास ही प्रजापति है; उसका कृष्णपक्ष ही रयि है और शुक्लपक्ष प्राण है। इसलिए ये ऋषि शुक्लपक्ष में इष्ट कर्म करते हैं, और दूसरे पक्ष में दूसरे।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "மாதம் என்பது பிரஜாபதி; அவனது கிருஷ்ணபக்ஷமே ரயி; சுக்லபக்ஷம் பிராணன். ஆகவே இந்த ரிஷிகள் சுக்லபக்ஷத்தில் இஷ்டம் செய்கிறார்கள்; மற்றவர் மற்ற பக்ஷத்தில்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "మాసమే ప్రజాపతి; అతని కృష్ణపక్షమే రయి; శుక్లపక్షం ప్రాణం. అందుకే ఈ ఋషులు శుక్లపక్షంలో ఇష్టయాగం చేస్తారు; ఇతరులు ఇతర పక్షంలో.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ತಿಂಗಳೇ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ; ಅದರ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷವೇ ರಯಿ; ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷವು ಪ್ರಾಣ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಈ ಋಷಿಗಳು ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಷ್ಟ ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಇತರರು ಇತರ ಪಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "മാസമാണ് പ്രജാപതി; അതിന്റെ കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷമാണ് രയി; ശുക്ലപക്ഷം പ്രാണൻ. അതിനാൽ ഈ ഋഷിമാർ ശുക്ലപക്ഷത്തിൽ ഇഷ്ടകർമ്മം ചെയ്യുന്നു; മറ്റുള്ളവർ മറുപക്ഷത്തിൽ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "মাসই প্রজাপতি; তার কৃষ্ণপক্ষই রয়ি; শুক্লপক্ষ প্রাণ। সেজন্য এই ঋষিগণ শুক্লপক্ষে ইষ্ট কর্ম করেন; অন্যেরা অন্য পক্ষে।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "महिना हाच प्रजापती; त्याचा कृष्णपक्ष हाच रयी; शुक्लपक्ष प्राण. म्हणून हे ऋषी शुक्लपक्षात इष्ट कर्म करतात; इतर इतर पक्षात.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "માસ એ પ્રજાપતિ છે; તેનો કૃષ્ણપક્ષ એ જ રયિ છે; શુક્લપક્ષ પ્રાણ છે. તેથી આ ઋષિઓ શુક્લપક્ષમાં ઇષ્ટ કર્મ કરે છે; બીજા બીજા પક્ષમાં.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ ਹੈ; ਉਸਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਪੱਖ ਹੀ ਰਯਿ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ੁਕਲ ਪੱਖ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਸ਼ੁਕਲ ਪੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਹੋਰ ਹੋਰ ਪੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ମାସ ହିଁ ପ୍ରଜାପତି; ତାଙ୍କର କୃଷ୍ଣପକ୍ଷ ହିଁ ରୟି; ଶୁକ୍ଳପକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରାଣ। ଏଣୁ ଏହି ଋଷିମାନେ ଶୁକ୍ଳପକ୍ଷରେ ଇଷ୍ଟ କର୍ମ କରନ୍ତି; ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ଅନ୍ୟ ପକ୍ଷରେ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "مہینہ ہی پرجاپتی ہے؛ اس کا کرشن پکش ہی رَیی ہے اور شُکل پکش پران ہے۔ اس لیے یہ رشی شُکل پکش میں اِشٹ کرم کرتے ہیں، اور دوسرے دوسرے پکش میں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "The month is Prajāpati; its dark fortnight is indeed the material (rayi), and the bright fortnight is the vital breath (prāṇa). Therefore these seers perform sacrifice in the bright fortnight, and the others in the other.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "El mes es Prajāpati; su quincena oscura es en verdad lo material (rayi), y la quincena luminosa es el aliento vital (prāṇa). Por eso estos videntes realizan el sacrificio en la quincena luminosa, y los otros en la otra.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Le mois est Prajāpati ; sa quinzaine sombre est bien la matière (rayi), et la quinzaine claire est le souffle vital (prāṇa). C'est pourquoi ces sages accomplissent le sacrifice pendant la quinzaine claire, et les autres pendant l'autre.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Der Monat ist Prajāpati; seine dunkle Hälfte ist wahrlich der Stoff (rayi), und die helle Hälfte ist der Lebensatem (prāṇa). Darum vollziehen diese Seher das Opfer in der hellen Hälfte, die anderen in der anderen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "O mês é Prajāpati; sua quinzena escura é de fato a matéria (rayi), e a quinzena clara é o alento vital (prāṇa). Por isso esses videntes realizam o sacrifício na quinzena clara, e os outros na outra.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Месяц есть Праджапати; его тёмная половина — это поистине материальное (rayi), а светлая половина — жизненное дыхание (prāṇa). Поэтому эти мудрецы совершают жертву в светлую половину, а другие — в другую.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "月即是生主(Prajāpati)；其黑半月实为物质(rayi)，白半月为生命之气(prāṇa)。因此，这些仙人在白半月行祭，其他人则在另一半月行之。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "月はプラジャーパティである。その暗い半月はまさに物質(rayi)であり、明るい半月は生気(prāṇa)である。ゆえにこれらの聖仙は明るい半月に祭祀を行い、他の者は別の半月に行う。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "الشهر هو براجاباتي؛ ونصفه المظلم هو حقاً المادة (رايي)، والنصف المضيء هو النفس الحيوية (براناه). ولذلك يقيم هؤلاء الحكماء القربان في النصف المضيء، والآخرون في النصف الآخر.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Bulan adalah Prajāpati; paruh gelapnya sesungguhnya adalah materi (rayi), dan paruh terangnya adalah napas kehidupan (prāṇa). Oleh karena itu para resi ini melaksanakan korban pada paruh terang, dan yang lain pada paruh lainnya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เดือนคือประชาบดี ปักษ์มืดของเดือนนั้นคือรยิ ปักษ์สว่างคือปรณ เพราะฉะนั้นฤๅษีเหล่านี้จึงบูชายัญในปักษ์สว่าง ส่วนอีกพวกหนึ่งทำในอีกปักษ์หนึ่ง",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Praśna Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “प्रश्न उपनिषद्” (revision 400463)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D&oldid=400463"
  },
  "topics": [
    "time",
    "moon",
    "sacrifice",
    "ancestors"
  ],
  "citation": "Praśna Upaniṣad 1.12. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/prashna.1.12/"
}