{
  "id": "yajurveda/31.18",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/31.18/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "31.18",
  "speaker": "Puruṣasūkta · knowledge of the Puruṣa",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "वेदाहम् एतं पुरुषं महान्तम् आदित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ।\nतम् एव विदित्वाति मृत्युम् एति नान्यः पन्था विद्यते ऽयनाय ॥ ३१.१८ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt |\ntam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya || 31.18 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "vedāham",
      "meaning": "I know",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "etam",
      "meaning": "this",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "puruṣam",
      "meaning": "Puruṣa",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mahāntam",
      "meaning": "great",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ādityavarṇam",
      "meaning": "sun-coloured",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tamasaḥ",
      "meaning": "beyond darkness",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "parastāt",
      "meaning": "from beyond",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eva",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "viditvā",
      "meaning": "having known",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ati",
      "meaning": "across",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mṛtyum",
      "meaning": "death",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eti",
      "meaning": "one goes",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anyaḥ",
      "meaning": "other",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "panthāḥ",
      "meaning": "path",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vidyate",
      "meaning": "exists",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayanāya",
      "meaning": "for going",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "मैं इस महान् पुरुष को जानता हूँ, जो आदित्य के समान वर्ण वाला है और अंधकार से परे है। उसी को जानकर मनुष्य मृत्यु को पार कर जाता है; मुक्ति के लिए दूसरा कोई मार्ग नहीं है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "அந்தக் கதிரவன் நிறமுடைய, இருளுக்கு அப்பாலுள்ள இந்த மகத்தான புருஷனை நான் அறிவேன். அவனையே அறிந்து மனிதன் மரணத்தைக் கடக்கிறான்; அடைவதற்கு வேறு வழியில்லை.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఆదిత్యుని వర్ణం కలిగి, అంధకారానికి అవతల ఉన్న ఈ మహాపురుషుడిని నేను ఎరుగుదును. ఆయననే తెలుసుకుని మనిషి మృత్యువును దాటుతాడు; మరో మార్గం లేదు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಆದಿತ್ಯನ ವರ್ಣದ, ಕತ್ತಲೆಯ ಆಚೆಗಿರುವ ಈ ಮಹಾ ಪುರುಷನನ್ನು ನಾನು ಬಲ್ಲೆ. ಅವನನ್ನೇ ತಿಳಿದು ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಮೃತ್ಯುವನ್ನು ದಾಟುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಬೇರೆ ಮಾರ್ಗವಿಲ್ಲ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ആദിത്യവർണ്ണനും ഇരുട്ടിനപ്പുറമുള്ളവനുമായ ഈ മഹാപുരുഷനെ ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു. അവനെ അറിഞ്ഞാണ് മനുഷ്യൻ മരണത്തെ കടക്കുന്നത്; മറ്റൊരു വഴിയില്ല.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "আদিত্যের ন্যায় বর্ণের, অন্ধকারের পরপারের এই মহান পুরুষকে আমি জানি। তাঁকে জেনেই মানুষ মৃত্যু অতিক্রম করে; অন্য পথ নেই।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "आदित्यासारख्या वर्णाचा, अंधकाराच्या पलीकडचा हा महान पुरुष मी जाणतो. त्यालाच जाणून माणूस मृत्यूला ओलांडतो; दुसरा मार्ग नाही.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "આદિત્ય જેવા વર્ણના, અંધકારથી પર એવા આ મહાન પુરુષને હું જાણું છું. તેને જાણીને જ માણસ મૃત્યુને પાર કરે છે; બીજો માર્ગ નથી.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਆਦਿਤ੍ਯ ਵਰਗੇ ਰੰਗ ਵਾਲੇ, ਹਨੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਇਸ ਮਹਾਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਉਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਮੌਤ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰ ਲੰਘਦਾ ਹੈ; ਹੋਰ ਕੋਈ ਰਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଆଦିତ୍ୟ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର, ଅନ୍ଧକାରର ପରପାରିର ଏହି ମହାନ ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ଜାଣେ। ତାଙ୍କୁ ଜାଣି ମଣିଷ ମୃତ୍ୟୁକୁ ପାର କରେ; ଅନ୍ୟ ପଥ ନାହିଁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "آفتاب کے رنگ کے، اندھیرے سے پرے اس عظیم پرش کو میں جانتا ہوں۔ اسی کو جان کر انسان موت سے پار ہو جاتا ہے؛ دوسرا راستہ نہیں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "I know this great Puruṣa, sun-coloured, beyond darkness. Knowing him alone, one passes over death; there is no other path to go by.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Conozco a este gran Puruṣa, de color de sol, más allá de las tinieblas. Solo conociéndole se pasa más allá de la muerte; no hay otro camino para ir.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Je connais ce grand Puruṣa, de couleur solaire, au-delà des ténèbres. Ce n'est qu'en le connaissant qu'on franchit la mort; il n'existe pas d'autre voie.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Ich kenne diesen großen Puruṣa, sonnenfarben, jenseits der Finsternis. Nur wer ihn erkennt, überschreitet den Tod; einen anderen Weg gibt es nicht.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Conheço este grande Puruṣa, de cor solar, além das trevas. Somente conhecendo-o se ultrapassa a morte; não há outro caminho para seguir.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Я знаю этого великого Пуруша, солнечного цвета, за пределами тьмы. Лишь познав его, человек преодолевает смерть; иного пути нет.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "我知晓这位伟大的原人，其色如太阳，超越黑暗。唯有知他，方能超越死亡；别无他途。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "私は太陽のような色をした、闇の彼方にあるこの偉大なプルシャを知っている。彼を知ることによってのみ人は死を越える。ほかに道はない。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "أعرف هذا البوروشا العظيم، ذا لون الشمس، وراء الظلمة. بمعرفته وحدها يتجاوز المرء الموت؛ ليس له طريق آخر.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Aku mengetahui Puruṣa yang agung ini, berwarna matahari, di seberang kegelapan. Hanya dengan mengetahuinya seseorang melampaui kematian; tidak ada jalan lain untuk ditempuh.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ข้าพเจ้ารู้ปุรุษะองค์ยิ่งใหญ่นี้ มีสีดุจอาทิตย์ อยู่เหนือความมืด เมื่อรู้ท่านเพียงองค์เดียว ก็ก้าวล่วงความตายได้ ไม่มีทางอื่นให้ไปถึง",
      "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 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": [
    "purusha",
    "knowledge",
    "liberation"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 31.18. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/31.18/"
}