{
  "id": "yajurveda/23.57",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/23.57/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "23.57",
  "speaker": "Aśvamedha · riddle formulas of the oblation",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "कत्य् अस्य विष्ठाः कत्य् अक्षराणि कति होमासः कतिधा समिद्धः ।\nयज्ञस्य त्वा विदथा पृच्छम् अत्र कति होतार ऽ ऋतुशो यजन्ति ॥ २३.५७ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "katy asya viṣṭhāḥ katy akṣarāṇi kati homāsaḥ katidhā samiddhaḥ |\nyajñasya tvā vidathā pṛccham atra kati hotāra ' ṛtuśo yajanti || 23.57 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asya",
      "meaning": "of this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "viṣṭhāḥ",
      "meaning": "the seats",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "akṣarāṇi",
      "meaning": "syllables",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "homāsaḥ",
      "meaning": "oblations",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "katidhā",
      "meaning": "in how many ways",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "samiddhaḥ",
      "meaning": "kindled",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajñasya",
      "meaning": "of the sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tvā",
      "meaning": "you",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidathā",
      "meaning": "the rites",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛcchama",
      "meaning": "we ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "atra",
      "meaning": "here",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kati",
      "meaning": "how many",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hotāraḥ",
      "meaning": "offerers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ṛtuśaḥ",
      "meaning": "season by season",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajanti",
      "meaning": "sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "इसके कितने आसन हैं, कितने अक्षर हैं, कितनी आहुतियाँ हैं, और कितने प्रकार से प्रज्वलित है? यज्ञ के विधानों के विषय में हम यहाँ तुमसे पूछते हैं: कितने होता ऋतु-ऋतु में यजन करते हैं?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "இதன் இருக்கைகள் எத்தனை? எழுத்துகள் எத்தனை? ஆகுதிகள் எத்தனை? எத்தனை வகையில் கொளுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது? யாகத்தின் சடங்குகளைப் பற்றி இங்கே உன்னிடம் கேட்கிறோம்: ருதுவுக்கு ருது எத்தனை ஹோதாக்கள் யஜிக்கிறார்கள்?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "దీనికి ఎన్ని ఆసనాలు? ఎన్ని అక్షరాలు? ఎన్ని ఆహుతులు? ఎన్ని విధాలుగా ప్రజ్వలింపబడింది? యజ్ఞ విధుల గురించి ఇక్కడ నిన్ను అడుగుతున్నాం: ఋతువుల వారీగా ఎంతమంది హోతలు యజిస్తారు?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಆಸನಗಳು? ಎಷ್ಟು ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು? ಎಷ್ಟು ಆಹುತಿಗಳು? ಎಷ್ಟು ವಿಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲಿಸಿದೆ? ಯಜ್ಞದ ವಿಧಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಕೇಳುತ್ತೇವೆ: ಋತುವಿಗೆ ಋತು ಎಷ್ಟು ಹೋತೃಗಳು ಯಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഇതിന് എത്ര ആസനങ്ങൾ? എത്ര അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ? എത്ര ആഹുതികൾ? എത്ര വിധത്തിൽ ജ്വലിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു? യജ്ഞവിധികളെക്കുറിച്ച് ഇവിടെ നിന്നോട് ചോദിക്കുന്നു: ഋതുവിനനുസരിച്ച് എത്ര ഹോതാക്കൾ യജിക്കുന്നു?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "এর কয়টি আসন? কয়টি অক্ষর? কয়টি আহুতি? কত প্রকারে প্রজ্বলিত? যজ্ঞের বিধান সম্পর্কে এখানে তোমাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করি: ঋতু অনুসারে কতজন হোতা যজন করেন?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "याची किती आसने? किती अक्षरे? किती आहुती? किती प्रकारांनी प्रज्वलित? यज्ञविधींविषयी येथे तुला विचारतो: ऋतूनुसार किती होते यजन करतात?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "આના કેટલા આસન? કેટલા અક્ષર? કેટલી આહુતિ? કેટલા પ્રકારે પ્રજ્વલિત? યજ્ઞવિધિ વિશે અહીં તને પૂછીએ છીએ: ઋતુ પ્રમાણે કેટલા હોતા યજન કરે છે?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਇਸ ਦੇ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਆਸਨ? ਕਿੰਨੇ ਅੱਖਰ? ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਆਹੁਤੀਆਂ? ਕਿੰਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਜ੍ਵਲਿਤ? ਯੱਗ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਦੇ ਹਾਂ: ਰੁੱਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਹੋਤਾ ਯਜਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଏହାର କେତେ ଆସନ? କେତେ ଅକ୍ଷର? କେତେ ଆହୁତି? କେତେ ପ୍ରକାରରେ ପ୍ରଜ୍ୱଳିତ? ଯଜ୍ଞବିଧି ବିଷୟରେ ଏଠାରେ ତୁମକୁ ପଚାରୁଛୁ: ଋତୁ ଅନୁସାରେ କେତେ ହୋତା ଯଜନ କରନ୍ତି?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس کی کتنی نشستیں ہیں؟ کتنے حروف ہیں؟ کتنی آہوتیاں ہیں؟ کتنے طریقوں سے یہ روشن ہوئی؟ یجّن کی رسوم کے بارے میں یہاں تم سے پوچھتے ہیں: موسم بہ موسم کتنے ہوتا یجن کرتے ہیں؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "How many seats has it? How many syllables? How many oblations? In how many ways is it kindled? Concerning the rites of the sacrifice we ask you here: how many hotṛs sacrifice season by season?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "¿Cuántos asientos tiene? ¿Cuántas sílabas? ¿Cuántas ofrendas? ¿De cuántas maneras está encendido? Sobre los ritos del sacrificio te preguntamos aquí: ¿cuántos hotṛ sacrifican estación tras estación?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Combien de sièges a-t-il ? Combien de syllabes ? Combien d'oblations ? De combien de façons est-il allumé ? Sur les rites du sacrifice, nous t'interrogeons ici : combien de hotṛ officient saison après saison ?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Wie viele Sitze hat es? Wie viele Silben? Wie viele Opfergaben? Auf wie viele Weisen ist es entzündet? Über die Riten des Opfers fragen wir dich hier: Wie viele Hotṛ opfern Jahreszeit um Jahreszeit?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quantos assentos ele tem? Quantas sílabas? Quantas oblações? De quantas maneiras está aceso? Sobre os ritos do sacrifício te perguntamos aqui: quantos hotṛ oficiam estação após estação?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Сколько у него мест? Сколько слогов? Сколько возлияний? Сколькими способами он зажжён? О ритуалах жертвоприношения спрашиваем тебя здесь: сколько хотаров совершают жертву по порядку времён года?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "它有多少座位？多少音节？多少供奉？以多少方式点燃？关于祭祀的仪轨，我们在此问你：每个季节有多少位祭司（荷塔）行祭？",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "その座は幾つか。音節は幾つか。供物は幾つか。幾通りに点火されるか。祭祀の儀礼について、ここで問う。季節ごとに何人のホトリが供犠するのか。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "كم له من مقاعد؟ كم من مقاطع؟ كم من قرابين؟ بكم طريقة يُشعل؟ عن شعائر القربان نسألك هنا: كم من الهوترين يقربون فصلًا بعد فصل؟",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Berapa tempat duduknya? Berapa suku kata? Berapa persembahan? Dengan berapa cara ia dinyalakan? Tentang ritus kurban kami bertanya di sini: berapa hotṛ berkurban musim demi musim?",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "การบูชายัญนี้มีที่นั่งกี่แห่ง มีอักษรกี่ตัว มีการถวายอาหุติกี่ครั้ง จุดไฟได้กี่วิธี ข้าขอถามท่านในที่นี้เรื่องพิธีกรรมของการบูชายัญ ว่าโหตฤกี่องค์บูชายัญตามฤดูกาล",
      "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": [
    "sacrifice",
    "riddle",
    "priests"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 23.57. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/23.57/"
}