{
  "id": "upanishads/prashna.2.2",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/prashna.2.2/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "prashna.2.2",
  "speaker": "Praśna Upaniṣad · Pippalāda",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "तस्मै स होवाचाकाशो ह वा एष देवो वायुरग्निरापः\nपृथिवी वाङ्मनश्चक्षुः श्रोत्रं च ।\nते प्रकाश्याभिवदन्ति\nवयमेतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामः ॥ २.२ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "tasmai sa hovācākāśo ha vā eṣa devo vāyuragnirāpaḥ\npṛthivī vāṅmanaścakṣuḥ śrotraṃ ca |\nte prakāśyābhivadanti\nvayametadbāṇamavaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmaḥ || 2.2 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "tasmai",
      "meaning": "to him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uvāca",
      "meaning": "said",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ākāśaḥ",
      "meaning": "space, ether",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vā",
      "meaning": "verily",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devaḥ",
      "meaning": "god, shining one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vāyuḥ",
      "meaning": "air, wind",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "agniḥ",
      "meaning": "fire",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āpaḥ",
      "meaning": "waters",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛthivī",
      "meaning": "earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vāk",
      "meaning": "speech",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manaḥ",
      "meaning": "mind",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "cakṣuḥ",
      "meaning": "eye",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śrotram",
      "meaning": "ear, hearing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "they",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prakāśya",
      "meaning": "having manifested themselves",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "abhivadanti",
      "meaning": "say, declare",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vayam",
      "meaning": "we",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etat",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bāṇam",
      "meaning": "body, support (lit. bow-strap)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "avaṣṭabhya",
      "meaning": "having supported, holding up",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidhārayāmaḥ",
      "meaning": "we sustain",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "उसने उससे कहा, \"आकाश, वायु, अग्नि, जल, पृथ्वी, वाणी, मन, नेत्र और श्रोत्र — यह देव है। वे प्रकट होकर कहते हैं, 'हम इस शरीर को सँभाल कर धारण करते हैं।'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அவரிடம் அவர் கூறினார்: \"ஆகாயம், காற்று, நெருப்பு, நீர், பூமி, பேச்சு, மனம், கண், காது ஆகிய இவையே தெய்வங்கள். அவை தம்மை வெளிப்படுத்தி, 'இந்த உடலைத் தாங்கி நாங்களே இதைத் தாங்குகிறோம்' என்று சொல்கின்றன.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఆయన ఇలా చెప్పాడు: \"ఆకాశం, వాయువు, అగ్ని, జలం, పృథ్వి, వాక్కు, మనస్సు, చూపు, వినికిడి — ఇవి దేవతలు. అవి తమను ప్రకటించి, 'ఈ శరీరాన్ని ఆధారంగా పట్టుకొని మేమే దీనిని ధరిస్తున్నాం' అని చెబుతాయి.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು: \"ಆಕಾಶ, ವಾಯು, ಅಗ್ನಿ, ಜಲ, ಭೂಮಿ, ವಾಕ್ಕು, ಮನಸ್ಸು, ಕಣ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ಕಿವಿ — ಇವೇ ದೇವತೆಗಳು. ಅವು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿ, 'ಈ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿ ನಾವೇ ಇದನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ' ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತವೆ.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "അദ്ദേഹം അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു: \"ആകാശം, വായു, അഗ്നി, ജലം, ഭൂമി, വാക്ക്, മനസ്സ്, കണ്ണ്, ചെവി — ഇവയാണ് ദേവന്മാർ. അവ സ്വയം പ്രകടമാക്കി, 'ഈ ശരീരത്തെ താങ്ങിനിർത്തി ഞങ്ങളാണ് ഇതിനെ ധരിക്കുന്നത്' എന്ന് പറയുന്നു.\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "তিনি তাঁকে বললেন, \"আকাশ, বায়ু, অগ্নি, জল, পৃথিবী, বাক্, মন, চক্ষু ও শ্রোত্র — এরাই দেবতা। তারা নিজেদের প্রকাশ করে বলে, 'এই দেহকে অবলম্বন করে আমরাই একে ধারণ করি।'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "त्यांना तो म्हणाला, \"आकाश, वायू, अग्नी, जल, पृथ्वी, वाणी, मन, डोळा आणि कान — हेच देव होत. ते स्वतःला प्रकट करून म्हणतात, 'या शरीराला आधार देऊन आम्हीच हे धारण करतो.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તેમણે તેને કહ્યું, \"આકાશ, વાયુ, અગ્નિ, જળ, પૃથ્વી, વાણી, મન, આંખ અને કાન — આ જ દેવો છે. તેઓ પોતાને પ્રગટ કરીને કહે છે, 'આ શરીરને આધાર આપીને અમે જ તેને ધારણ કરીએ છીએ.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਉਸਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ, \"ਆਕਾਸ਼, ਵਾਯੂ, ਅਗਨੀ, ਜਲ, ਧਰਤੀ, ਵਾਣੀ, ਮਨ, ਅੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਕੰਨ — ਇਹੀ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ, 'ਇਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਾਰਾ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਹੀ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସେ ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, \"ଆକାଶ, ବାୟୁ, ଅଗ୍ନି, ଜଳ, ପୃଥିବୀ, ବାକ୍, ମନ, ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଓ ଶ୍ରୋତ୍ର — ଏମାନେ ହିଁ ଦେବତା। ସେମାନେ ନିଜକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରି କୁହନ୍ତି, 'ଏହି ଶରୀରକୁ ଆଧାର ଦେଇ ଆମେ ହିଁ ଏହାକୁ ଧାରଣ କରୁ।'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس نے اس سے کہا، \"آکاش، وایو، اگنی، جل، زمین، کلام، من، آنکھ اور کان — یہی دیوتا ہیں۔ وہ اپنے آپ کو ظاہر کرکے کہتے ہیں، 'اس جسم کو سہارا دے کر ہم ہی اسے تھامے ہوئے ہیں۔'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "He said to him: \"Space, air, fire, water, earth, speech, mind, eye and ear — these are the gods. Having revealed themselves, they declare: 'Supporting this body with our own support, we sustain it.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Le respondió: \"El espacio, el aire, el fuego, el agua, la tierra, el habla, la mente, el ojo y el oído: estos son los dioses. Habiéndose manifestado, dicen: 'Sosteniendo este cuerpo con nuestro propio apoyo, lo sostenemos.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Il lui répondit : « L'espace, l'air, le feu, l'eau, la terre, la parole, le mental, l'œil et l'oreille — ce sont les dieux. S'étant manifestés, ils déclarent : 'En soutenant ce corps par notre propre appui, nous le maintenons.' »",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Er sprach zu ihm: \"Raum, Luft, Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Rede, Geist, Auge und Ohr — das sind die Götter. Sich offenbarend sprechen sie: 'Indem wir diesen Leib mit unserer Stütze tragen, halten wir ihn aufrecht.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Ele respondeu: \"O espaço, o ar, o fogo, a água, a terra, a fala, a mente, o olho e o ouvido — esses são os deuses. Tendo se manifestado, eles declaram: 'Sustentando este corpo com nosso próprio apoio, nós o mantemos.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Он сказал ему: «Пространство, воздух, огонь, вода, земля, речь, ум, глаз и ухо — вот боги. Проявив себя, они говорят: „Опираясь на этот опорный столб, мы поддерживаем это тело“.»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "他对他说：\"虚空、风、火、水、地、言语、意、眼与耳，这些便是神灵。它们显现自身后说：'我们依靠此身的支柱，便能承载它。'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "彼は言った。「虚空、風、火、水、地、言葉、意、眼、耳――これらが神々である。彼らは自らを顕わしてこう言う。『我々はこの支柱によって身体を支え、保っている』と。」",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "قال له: «الفضاء والريح والنار والماء والأرض والكلام والعقل والعين والأذن — هؤلاء هم الآلهة. فيُظهرون أنفسهم ويقولون: \"نحن نعتمد على هذه الدعامة ونحفظ بها هذا الجسد\".»",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ia berkata kepadanya: \"Ruang, udara, api, air, bumi, ucapan, pikiran, mata, dan telinga — inilah para dewa. Setelah menampakkan diri, mereka berkata: 'Dengan bertumpu pada penopang ini, kami menopang tubuh ini.'\"",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ท่านตอบเขาว่า อากาศ ลม ไฟ น้ำ ดิน วาจา ใจ ตา และหู นี่แหละคือเทวดา เมื่อสำแดงตนแล้วก็ประกาศว่า พวกเราค้ำจุนร่างกายนี้ด้วยการค้ำจุนของตนเอง แล้วจึงดำรงมันไว้",
      "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": [
    "prana",
    "sense-organs",
    "elements"
  ],
  "citation": "Praśna Upaniṣad 2.2. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/prashna.2.2/"
}