{
  "id": "yajurveda/23.47",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/23.47/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "23.47",
  "speaker": "Aśvamedha · riddle of light, sea and measure",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "किꣳ स्वित् सूर्यसमं ज्योतिः किꣳ समुद्रसमꣳ सरः ।\nकिꣳ स्वित् पृथिव्यै वर्षीयः कस्य मात्रा न विद्यते ॥ २३.४७ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "kiṃ svit sūryasamaṃ jyotiḥ kiṃ samudrasamaṃ saraḥ |\nkiṃ svit pṛthivyai varṣīyaḥ kasya mātrā na vidyate || 23.47 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kim svit",
      "meaning": "what indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sūryasamam",
      "meaning": "equal to the sun",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "jyotiḥ",
      "meaning": "light",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kim",
      "meaning": "what",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "samudrasamam",
      "meaning": "equal to the ocean",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saraḥ",
      "meaning": "lake, pool",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kim svit",
      "meaning": "what indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛthivyai",
      "meaning": "of the earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varṣīyaḥ",
      "meaning": "greater, broader",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasya",
      "meaning": "whose",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrā",
      "meaning": "measure",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidyate",
      "meaning": "is found",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "सूर्य के समान कौन सा प्रकाश है, और समुद्र के समान कौन सा सरोवर है? पृथ्वी से भी विशाल कौन है, और किसका परिमाप नहीं मिलता?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "சூரியனுக்கு சமமான ஒளி எது? கடலுக்கு சமமான ஏரி எது? பூமியை விட பெரியது எது? எதன் அளவு காணப்படுவதில்லை?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "సూర్యునితో సమానమైన కాంతి ఏది? సముద్రంతో సమానమైన సరస్సు ఏది? భూమికంటే విశాలమైనది ఏది? ఎవరి కొలత కనబడదు?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಸೂರ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಬೆಳಕು ಯಾವುದು? ಸಮುದ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಸರೋವರ ಯಾವುದು? ಭೂಮಿಗಿಂತ ವಿಶಾಲವಾದುದು ಯಾವುದು? ಯಾರ ಅಳತೆ ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "സൂര്യനു തുല്യമായ പ്രകാശം ഏത്? സമുദ്രത്തിനു തുല്യമായ തടാകം ഏത്? ഭൂമിയെക്കാൾ വിശാലമായത് ഏത്? ആരുടെ അളവ് കാണപ്പെടുന്നില്ല?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "সূর্যের সমান আলো কী? সমুদ্রের সমান সরোবর কী? পৃথিবীর চেয়ে বিস্তৃত কে? কার পরিমাপ পাওয়া যায় না?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "सूर्यासमान प्रकाश कोणता? समुद्रासमान सरोवर कोणते? पृथ्वीपेक्षा विशाल काय आहे? कोणाचे माप सापडत नाही?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "સૂર્ય સમાન પ્રકાશ કયો? સમુદ્ર સમાન સરોવર કયું? પૃથ્વી કરતાં વિશાળ શું છે? કોનું માપ મળતું નથી?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਸੂਰਜ ਵਰਗਾ ਚਾਨਣ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਵਰਗਾ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਕਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਾਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମାନ ଆଲୋକ କ'ଣ? ସମୁଦ୍ର ସମାନ ସରୋବର କ'ଣ? ପୃଥିବୀଠାରୁ ବିସ୍ତୃତ କ'ଣ? କାହାର ମାପ ମିଳେ ନାହିଁ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "سورج کے برابر روشنی کیا ہے؟ سمندر کے برابر تالاب کیا ہے؟ زمین سے وسیع کیا ہے؟ کس کی پیمائش نہیں ملتی؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "What light is equal to the sun? What lake is equal to the ocean? What is broader than the earth? Whose measure is not found?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Qué luz es igual al sol? ¿Qué lago es igual al océano? ¿Qué es más vasto que la tierra? ¿De quién no se encuentra la medida?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Quelle lumière est égale au soleil ? Quel lac est égal à l'océan ? Qu'est-ce qui est plus vaste que la terre ? De qui la mesure ne se trouve pas ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Welches Licht ist der Sonne gleich? Welcher See ist dem Meer gleich? Was ist weiter als die Erde? Wessen Maß wird nicht gefunden?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Que luz é igual ao sol? Que lago é igual ao oceano? O que é mais vasto que a terra? De quem a medida não se encontra?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Какой свет равен солнцу? Какое озеро равно океану? Что шире земли? Чья мера не находится?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "什么光明等同于太阳？什么湖泊等同于大海？什么比大地更广阔？谁的尺度无法找到？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "太陽に等しい光は何か。海に等しい湖は何か。大地より広いものは何か。その量が見いだされないものは誰か。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "أيُّ نورٍ يعادل الشمس؟ وأيُّ بحيرةٍ تعادل المحيط؟ وما هو أوسع من الأرض؟ وأيُّ شيءٍ لا يُوجد له مقدار؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Cahaya apakah yang sama dengan matahari? Danau apakah yang sama dengan samudra? Apakah yang lebih luas dari bumi? Siapakah yang ukurannya tidak ditemukan?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "แสงสว่างใดเทียบเท่าพระอาทิตย์ ทะเลสาบใดเทียบเท่ามหาสมุทร สิ่งใดกว้างกว่าแผ่นดิน และขนาดของสิ่งใดหาไม่พบ",
      "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 २३” (revision 348211)",
    "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%A8%E0%A5%A9&oldid=348211"
  },
  "topics": [
    "riddle",
    "cosmos",
    "sacrifice"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 23.47. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/23.47/"
}