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  "id": "yajurveda/31.16",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/31.16/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "31.16",
  "speaker": "Puruṣasūkta · sacrifice of the Puruṣa",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "यज्ञेन यज्ञम् अयजन्त देवास् तानि धर्माणि प्रथमान्य् आसन् ।\nते ह नाकं महिमानः सचन्त यत्र पूर्वे साध्याः सन्ति देवाः ॥ ३१.१६ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "yajñena yajñam ayajanta devās tāni dharmāṇi prathamāny āsan |\nte ha nākaṃ mahimānaḥ sacanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥ santi devāḥ || 31.16 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "yajñena",
      "meaning": "by sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yajñam",
      "meaning": "sacrifice",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayajanta",
      "meaning": "performed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devāḥ",
      "meaning": "the gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tāni",
      "meaning": "those",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dharmāṇi",
      "meaning": "ordinances",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prathamāni",
      "meaning": "first",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āsan",
      "meaning": "were",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "te",
      "meaning": "they",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nākam",
      "meaning": "heaven",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mahimānaḥ",
      "meaning": "glorious",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacanta",
      "meaning": "attained",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yatra",
      "meaning": "where",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrve",
      "meaning": "former",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sādhyāḥ",
      "meaning": "the Sādhyas",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "santi",
      "meaning": "are",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devāḥ",
      "meaning": "gods",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "देवताओं ने यज्ञ से यज्ञ किया; वे प्रथम धर्म थे। वे महिमावान् होकर स्वर्ग को प्राप्त हुए, जहाँ प्राचीन साध्य देवता रहते हैं।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "தேவர்கள் யாகத்தால் யாகம் செய்தனர்; அவையே முதல் தர்மங்கள். மகிமை பெற்றவர்கள் சொர்க்கத்தை அடைந்தனர், அங்கே முன்னிருந்த சாத்தியர் தேவர்கள் உள்ளனர்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "దేవతలు యజ్ఞంతో యజ్ఞం చేశారు; అవే మొదటి ధర్మాలు. మహిమాన్వితులై వారు స్వర్గాన్ని పొందారు, అక్కడ పూర్వ సాధ్య దేవతలు ఉన్నారు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಯಜ್ಞದಿಂದ ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದರು; ಅವೇ ಮೊದಲ ಧರ್ಮಗಳು. ಮಹಿಮರಾದ ಅವರು ಸ್ವರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದರು, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವದ ಸಾಧ್ಯ ದೇವತೆಗಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ദേവന്മാർ യജ്ഞത്താൽ യജ്ഞം നടത്തി; അവയായിരുന്നു ആദ്യ ധർമ്മങ്ങൾ. മഹിമയുള്ളവരായ അവർ സ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിച്ചു; അവിടെ പണ്ടത്തെ സാധ്യദേവന്മാരുണ്ട്.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "দেবতারা যজ্ঞের দ্বারা যজ্ঞ করেছিলেন; সেগুলিই প্রথম ধর্ম। মহিমান্বিত হয়ে তাঁরা স্বর্গ লাভ করলেন, যেখানে পূর্বের সাধ্য দেবতারা আছেন।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "देवांनी यज्ञाने यज्ञ केला; तेच पहिले धर्म होते. महिमावान होऊन ते स्वर्गाला पोहोचले, जिथे प्राचीन साध्य देव आहेत.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "દેવોએ યજ્ઞ વડે યજ્ઞ કર્યો; તે જ પ્રથમ ધર્મો હતા. મહિમાવાન થઈ તેઓ સ્વર્ગ પામ્યા, જ્યાં પૂર્વના સાધ્ય દેવો છે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਯਗ੍ਯ ਨਾਲ ਯਗ੍ਯ ਕੀਤਾ; ਉਹੀ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਧਰਮ ਸਨ। ਮਹਿਮਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਹ ਸਵਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਸਾਧਿਆ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਹਨ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଦେବତାମାନେ ଯଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଯଜ୍ଞ କଲେ; ସେଇଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପ୍ରଥମ ଧର୍ମ ଥିଲା। ମହିମାମୟ ସେମାନେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ ପାଇଲେ, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ପୂର୍ବକାଳର ସାଧ୍ୟ ଦେବତାମାନେ ଅଛନ୍ତି।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "دیوتاؤں نے یج्ञ سے یج्ञ کیا؛ یہی اولین دھرم تھے۔ عظمت والے وہ سورگ کو پہنچے، جہاں قدیم سادھیہ دیوتا رہتے ہیں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "The gods performed the sacrifice with sacrifice; those were the first ordinances. Glorious, they attained that heaven where the ancient Sādhya gods dwell.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Los dioses realizaron el sacrificio mediante el sacrificio; esas fueron las primeras leyes. Gloriosos, alcanzaron aquel cielo donde habitan los antiguos dioses Sādhya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Les dieux accomplirent le sacrifice par le sacrifice; ce furent les premières lois. Glorieux, ils atteignirent ce ciel où demeurent les anciens dieux Sādhya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Die Götter vollzogen das Opfer durch das Opfer; das waren die ersten Satzungen. Herrlich erlangten sie jenen Himmel, wo die alten Sādhya-Götter wohnen.",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Os deuses realizaram o sacrifício pelo sacrifício; esses foram os primeiros ordenamentos. Gloriosos, alcançaram aquele céu onde habitam os antigos deuses Sādhya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Боги совершили жертву жертвой; это были первые установления. Прославленные, они достигли небес, где пребывают древние боги садхьи.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "诸神以祭祀行祭祀；那便是最初的法则。他们以威德得到天界，那里住着古老的萨特耶神。",
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    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "神々は祭祀によって祭祀を行った。それが最初の法則であった。威光ある彼らは、古の諸サーディヤ神が住む天界に至った。",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "أقام الآلهة الذبيحة بالذبيحة، وتلك كانت الشرائع الأولى. وقد بلغوا، في عظمتهم، ذلك السماء حيث تسكن الآلهة السادهيا القدماء.",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Para dewa melaksanakan yajña dengan yajña; itulah dharma pertama. Dengan keagungan, mereka mencapai surga tempat para dewa Sādhya kuno bersemayam.",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เทพเจ้าประกอบยัญพิธีด้วยยัญพิธี สิ่งเหล่านั้นคือธรรมะอันแรกเริ่ม ผู้รุ่งโรจน์เหล่านั้นได้ไปถึงสวรรค์นั้น ซึ่งเทพสาธยะโบราณสถิตอยู่",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
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  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Śukla Yajurveda, Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, Mādhyandina recension (unaccented, as on Wikisource), Sanskrit Wikisource, page “शुक्लयजुर्वेदः/अध्यायः ३१” (revision 401216)",
    "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%A9%E0%A5%A7&oldid=401216"
  },
  "topics": [
    "sacrifice",
    "heaven",
    "dharma"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 31.16. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/31.16/"
}