{
  "id": "upanishads/shvetashvatara.4.18",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/shvetashvatara.4.18/",
  "work": {
    "key": "upanishads",
    "title": "Upaniṣads"
  },
  "ref": "shvetashvatara.4.18",
  "speaker": "Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "यदाऽतमस्तन्न दिवा न रात्रिर्न सन्नचासच्छिव एव केवलः ।\nतदक्षरं तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं प्रज्ञा च तस्मात्प्रसृता पुराणी ॥ ४.१८ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "yadā'tamastanna divā na rātrirna sannacāsacchiva eva kevalaḥ |\ntadakṣaraṃ tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ prajñā ca tasmātprasṛtā purāṇī || 4.18 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "yadā",
      "meaning": "when",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "atamaḥ",
      "meaning": "darkness",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "divā",
      "meaning": "day",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "nor",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rātriḥ",
      "meaning": "night",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sat",
      "meaning": "being",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "nor",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asat",
      "meaning": "non-being",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śivaḥ",
      "meaning": "the auspicious one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "alone",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kevalaḥ",
      "meaning": "only",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "akṣaram",
      "meaning": "imperishable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "savituḥ",
      "meaning": "of the sun",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vareṇyam",
      "meaning": "adorable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prajñā",
      "meaning": "wisdom",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ca",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tasmāt",
      "meaning": "from it",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prasṛtā",
      "meaning": "has flowed forth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "purāṇī",
      "meaning": "ancient",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जब अंधकार नहीं था, न दिन, न रात, न सत्, न असत्, केवल शिव ही था। वह अक्षर, सविता का वरेण्य तेज है, और उससे प्राचीन प्रज्ञा प्रवाहित हुई।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "இருளும் இல்லாத போது, பகலும் இரவும் இல்லாத போது, சத்தும் அசத்தும் இல்லாத போது, சிவனே மட்டுமே இருந்தார். அந்த அழியாதது சவிதாவின் வணங்கத்தக்க ஒளி; அதிலிருந்து பழமையான ஞானம் பாய்ந்தது.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "చీకటి లేనప్పుడు, పగలు రాత్రి లేనప్పుడు, సత్తు అసత్తు లేనప్పుడు, కేవలం శివుడే ఉండెను. ఆ అక్షరమే సవితృ దేవుని వరేణ్యమైన తేజస్సు; దాని నుండి పురాతనమైన ప్రజ్ఞ ప్రవహించింది.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಇಲ್ಲದಾಗ, ಹಗಲೂ ರಾತ್ರಿಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಾಗ, ಸತ್ತೂ ಅಸತ್ತೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಾಗ, ಕೇವಲ ಶಿವನೇ ಇದ್ದನು. ಆ ಅಕ್ಷರವೇ ಸವಿತೃವಿನ ವರೇಣ್ಯ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು; ಅದರಿಂದ ಪುರಾತನ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಹರಿದುಬಂದಿತು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഇരുട്ടില്ലാതിരുന്നപ്പോൾ, പകലും രാത്രിയും ഇല്ലാതിരുന്നപ്പോൾ, സത്തും അസത്തും ഇല്ലാതിരുന്നപ്പോൾ, ശിവൻ മാത്രമേ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുള്ളൂ. ആ അക്ഷരം സവിതാവിന്റെ വരേണ്യമായ തേജസ്സാണ്; അതിൽ നിന്ന് പുരാതനമായ പ്രജ്ഞ പ്രവഹിച്ചു.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "যখন অন্ধকার ছিল না, দিনও না রাতও না, সৎও না অসৎও না, তখন কেবল শিবই ছিলেন। সেই অক্ষর সবিতার বরেণ্য তেজ; তা থেকে প্রাচীন প্রজ্ঞা প্রবাহিত হয়েছে।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "अंधार नव्हता तेव्हा, दिवस नव्हता रात्र नव्हती, सत नव्हते असतही नव्हते, केवळ शिवच होता. ते अक्षर सवितृचे वरेण्य तेज आहे; त्यातून प्राचीन प्रज्ञा प्रवाहित झाली.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "જ્યારે અંધકાર ન હતો, ન દિવસ ન રાત, ન સત્ ન અસત્, ત્યારે કેવળ શિવ જ હતા. તે અક્ષર સવિતાનું વરેણ્ય તેજ છે; તેમાંથી પ્રાચીન પ્રજ્ઞા પ્રવાહિત થઈ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਜਦੋਂ ਹਨੇਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ, ਨਾ ਦਿਨ ਨਾ ਰਾਤ, ਨਾ ਸਤ ਨਾ ਅਸਤ, ਤਦ ਕੇਵਲ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਹੀ ਸੀ। ਉਹ ਅਕਸ਼ਰ ਸਵਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਵਰੇਣਯ ਤੇਜ ਹੈ; ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਿਆ ਵਹਿ ਨਿਕਲੀ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଯେତେବେଳେ ଅନ୍ଧକାର ନଥିଲା, ନା ଦିନ ନା ରାତି, ନା ସତ୍ ନା ଅସତ୍, ସେତେବେଳେ କେବଳ ଶିବ ହିଁ ଥିଲେ। ସେହି ଅକ୍ଷର ସବିତାଙ୍କର ବରେଣ୍ୟ ତେଜ; ତାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା ପ୍ରବାହିତ ହେଲା।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جب اندھیرا نہ تھا، نہ دن نہ رات، نہ سَت نہ اَست، تب صرف شیو ہی تھا۔ وہ اکشر سویتا کی وریئنیہ روشنی ہے، اور اسی سے قدیم پرگیا بہہ نکلی۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "When there was no darkness, neither day nor night, neither being nor non-being, the auspicious one alone existed. That imperishable is the adorable light of Savitṛ, and from it ancient wisdom has flowed forth.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Cuando no había oscuridad, ni día ni noche, ni ser ni no-ser, solo existía el auspicioso. Aquel imperecedero es la luz adorable de Savitṛ, y de él ha fluido la sabiduría antigua.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Quand il n'y avait ni obscurité, ni jour ni nuit, ni être ni non-être, le bienveillant seul existait. Cet impérissable est la lumière adorable de Savitṛ, et de lui a jailli la sagesse ancienne.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Als weder Finsternis war noch Tag noch Nacht, weder Sein noch Nicht-Sein, da war allein der Heilbringende. Jenes Unvergängliche ist das verehrungswürdige Licht des Savitṛ, und aus ihm ist die uralte Weisheit hervorgeströmt.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quando não havia escuridão, nem dia nem noite, nem ser nem não-ser, somente o auspicioso existia. Aquele imperecível é a luz adorável de Savitṛ, e dele fluiu a sabedoria antiga.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Когда не было ни тьмы, ни дня, ни ночи, ни бытия, ни небытия, существовал один лишь благой. Это нетленное есть достойный почитания свет Савитри, и из него изошла древняя мудрость.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "当既无黑暗，也无白昼黑夜，无有也无非有之时，唯有湿婆独存。那不灭者是萨维特里所尊崇的光明，古老的智慧由此流出。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "闇もなく、昼も夜もなく、有も無もなかったとき、ただシヴァのみが存在した。その不滅なるものはサヴィトリの尊ぶべき光であり、そこから太古の智慧が流れ出た。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "حين لم يكن ظلام، ولا نهار ولا ليل، ولا وجود ولا عدم، لم يكن إلا الميمون وحده. وذلك الذي لا يفنى هو النور الجدير بالتعظيم للشمس المحركة، ومنه تدفقت الحكمة القديمة.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ketika tidak ada kegelapan, tidak siang dan tidak malam, tidak ada yang ada maupun yang tiada, hanya Yang Mulia yang ada. Yang tak musnah itu adalah cahaya Savitṛ yang patut dipuja, dan darinya mengalir kebijaksanaan purba.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เมื่อยังไม่มีความมืด ไม่มีกลางวันหรือกลางคืน ไม่มีทั้งความมีอยู่และความไม่มีอยู่ มีเพียงพระศิวะผู้เป็นมงคลองค์เดียวเท่านั้น สิ่งนั้นที่ไม่เสื่อมสลาย คือแสงสว่างอันควรแก่การบูชาของพระสวิตฤ และจากสิ่งนั้นปัญญาอันเก่าแก่จึงแผ่ไหลออกมา",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Wikisource, page “श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषत्/चतुर्थः अध्यायः” (revision 41458)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%2F%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83&oldid=41458"
  },
  "topics": [
    "brahman",
    "time",
    "wisdom"
  ],
  "citation": "Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 4.18. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/upanishads/shvetashvatara.4.18/"
}