{
  "id": "yajurveda/17.20",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/17.20/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "17.20",
  "speaker": "Agnicayana · to the cosmic creator",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "किꣳ स्विद् वनं क ऽ उ स वृक्ष ऽ आस यतो द्यावापृथिवी निष्टतक्षुः ।\nमनीषिणो मनसा पृच्छतेद् उ तद् यद् अध्यतिष्ठद् भुवनानि धारयन् ॥ १७.२० ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "kiṃ svid vanaṃ ka ' u sa vṛkṣa ' āsa yato dyāvāpṛthivī niṣṭatakṣuḥ |\nmanīṣiṇo manasā pṛcchated u tad yad adhyatiṣṭhad bhuvanāni dhārayan || 17.20 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "svit",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanam",
      "meaning": "forest",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaḥ",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vṛkṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "tree",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsa",
      "meaning": "was",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yataḥ",
      "meaning": "from which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dyāvāpṛthivī",
      "meaning": "heaven and earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niṣṭatakṣuḥ",
      "meaning": "fashioned",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manīṣiṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "wise ones",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "manasā",
      "meaning": "with mind",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛcchata",
      "meaning": "ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "id",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "u",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "adhyatiṣṭhat",
      "meaning": "stood upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhuvanāni",
      "meaning": "worlds",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhārayan",
      "meaning": "supporting",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "वह वन कौन-सा था, वह वृक्ष कौन-सा था, जिससे द्यावापृथिवी को गढ़ा गया? हे मनीषियों, मन से पूछो — वह कौन है जो सब लोकों को धारण करता हुआ उनके ऊपर स्थित है?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அந்த வனம் எது, அந்த மரம் எது, அதிலிருந்து வானும் பூமியும் செதுக்கப்பட்டன? ஞானிகளே, மனதால் கேளுங்கள் — உலகங்களைத் தாங்கி அவற்றின்மேல் நிற்பது எது?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఆ అడవి ఏది, ఆ వృక్షం ఏది, దాని నుండి ద్యావాపృథివిని చెక్కారు? ఓ మనీషులారా, మనస్సుతో అడగండి — లోకాలన్నింటినీ ధరించి వాటిపై నిలిచి ఉన్నది ఏది?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಆ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಯಾವುದು, ಆ ವೃಕ್ಷ ಯಾವುದು, ಅದರಿಂದ ದ್ಯಾವಾಪೃಥಿವಿಯನ್ನು ಕೆತ್ತಲಾಯಿತು? ಓ ಮನೀಷಿಗಳೇ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಕೇಳಿರಿ — ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಂತಿರುವುದು ಯಾವುದು?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ആ വനം ഏതാണ്, ആ വൃക്ഷം ഏതാണ്, അതിൽനിന്ന് ദ്യാവാഭൂമികളെ കൊത്തിയെടുത്തു? മനീഷികളേ, മനസ്സാൽ ചോദിക്കുവിൻ — ലോകങ്ങളെ ധരിച്ച് അവയ്ക്കുമേൽ നിൽക്കുന്നത് ഏതാണ്?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "সেই বন কোন, সেই বৃক্ষ কোনটি, যা থেকে দ্যাবাপৃথিবী খোদিত হয়েছিল? হে মনীষীগণ, মন দিয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করো — সকল ভুবন ধারণ করে তার উপর যিনি দাঁড়িয়ে আছেন, তিনি কে?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "ते वन कोणते, तो वृक्ष कोणता, ज्यातून द्यावापृथिवी कोरली गेली? हे मनीषींनो, मनाने विचारा — सर्व लोकांना धारण करून त्यांच्यावर उभा असलेला कोण आहे?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "તે વન કયું, તે વૃક્ષ કયું, જેમાંથી દ્યાવાપૃથિવી કોતરાઈ? હે મનીષીઓ, મનથી પૂછો — સર્વ લોકોને ધારણ કરીને તેમના પર કોણ ઊભો છે?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਉਹ ਜੰਗਲ ਕਿਹੜਾ, ਉਹ ਰੁੱਖ ਕਿਹੜਾ, ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਦਿਆਵਾਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਘੜੀ ਗਈ? ਹੇ ਮਨੀਸ਼ੀਓ, ਮਨ ਨਾਲ ਪੁੱਛੋ — ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੌਣ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੈ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସେ ବନ କ'ଣ, ସେ ବୃକ୍ଷ କ'ଣ, ଯାହାରୁ ଦ୍ୟାବାପୃଥିବୀ କାଟି ଗଢ଼ାଗଲା? ହେ ମନୀଷିଗଣ, ମନରେ ପଚାରନ୍ତୁ — ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକକୁ ଧାରଣ କରି ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କିଏ ଠିଆ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "وہ جنگل کون سا تھا، وہ درخت کون سا تھا جس سے آسمان و زمین تراشے گئے؟ اے دانشمندو، دل سے پوچھو — جو تمام عالموں کو تھامے ان کے اوپر کھڑا ہے وہ کون ہے؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "What was that forest, what that tree, from which heaven and earth were carved? O wise ones, ask in your mind: who is it that, supporting all the worlds, stands upon them?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Qué bosque era aquel, qué árbol aquel, del que fueron tallados el cielo y la tierra? Oh sabios, preguntad con la mente: ¿quién es el que, sosteniendo todos los mundos, se alza sobre ellos?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Quelle était cette forêt, quel était cet arbre, dont furent taillés ciel et terre? Ô sages, demandez en votre esprit: qui est celui qui, soutenant tous les mondes, se tient au-dessus d'eux?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Was war jener Wald, welcher Baum, aus dem Himmel und Erde geschnitzt wurden? Ihr Weisen, fragt im Geiste: Wer ist es, der alle Welten trägt und auf ihnen steht?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Qual era aquela floresta, qual aquela árvore, da qual foram talhados céu e terra? Ó sábios, perguntai com a mente: quem é aquele que, sustentando todos os mundos, se ergue sobre eles?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Что за лес, какое дерево, из которого были вырезаны небо и земля? О мудрецы, спросите мыслью: кто тот, кто, держа все миры, стоит над ними?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "那是什么森林，什么树木，天地由此雕刻而成？诸位智者，请以心去问：谁持载一切世界而立于其上？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "その森とはいかなるものか、いかなる樹か、そこから天と地が刻まれたのか。賢者たちよ、心で問え。すべての世界を支え、その上に立つのは誰か。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "ما ذلك الغاب، وما تلك الشجرة، التي منها نُحِتَت السماء والأرض؟ أيها الحكماء، اسألوا بالعقل: من هو الذي يحمل جميع العوالم ويقف فوقها؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Hutan apakah itu, pohon apakah itu, dari mana langit dan bumi dipahat? Wahai para bijak, tanyakanlah dengan pikiran: siapakah yang menopang semua dunia dan berdiri di atasnya?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ป่าอะไรเล่า ต้นไม้อะไรเล่าที่สวรรค์และแผ่นดินถูกสลักออกมาจาก โอ้ท่านผู้มีปัญญา จงถามด้วยใจของท่านเถิด ว่าสิ่งใดที่ค้ำจุนโลกทั้งหลายและประทับอยู่เหนือโลกเหล่านั้น",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Śukla Yajurveda, Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, Mādhyandina recension (unaccented, as on Wikisource), Sanskrit Wikisource, page “शुक्लयजुर्वेदः/अध्यायः १७” (revision 365607)",
    "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%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83%2F%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AD&oldid=365607"
  },
  "topics": [
    "cosmogony",
    "creation",
    "sacrifice"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 17.20. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/17.20/"
}