सहस्रशीर्षाsahasraśīrṣā पुरुषःpuruṣaḥ सहस्राक्षःsahasrākṣaḥ सहस्रपातsahasrapāt |

सभूमिंsabhūmiṃ विश्वतोviśvato वर्त्वात्यतिष्ठदvṛtvātyatiṣṭhad दशाङगुलमdaśāṅghulam ||
A THOUSAND heads hath Puruṣa, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.
On every side pervading earth he fills a space ten fingers wide.
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पुरुषpuruṣa एवेदंevedaṃ सर्वंsarvaṃ यदyad भूतंbhūtaṃ यच्चyacca भव्यमbhavyam |

उताम्र्तत्वस्येशानोutāmṛtatvasyeśāno यदन्नेनातिरोहतिyadannenātirohati ||
This Puruṣa is all that yet hath been and all that is to be;
The Lord of Immortality which waxes greater still by food.
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एतावानस्यetāvānasya महिमातोmahimāto जयायांश्चjyāyāṃśca पूरुषःpūruṣaḥ |

पादो.अस्यविश्वाpādo.asyaviśvā भूतानिbhūtāni तरिपादस्याम्र्तंtripādasyāmṛtaṃ दिविdivi ||
So mighty is his greatness; yea, greater than this is Puruṣa.
All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal life in heaven.
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तरिपादूर्ध्वtripādūrdhva उदैतudait पुरुषःpuruṣaḥ पादो.अस्येहाभवतpādo.asyehābhavat पुनःpunaḥ |

ततोtato विष्वंviṣvaṃ वयक्रामतvyakrāmat साशनानशनेsāśanānaśane अभिabhi ||
With three-fourths Puruṣa went up: one-fourth of him again was here.
Thence he strode out to every side over what cats not and what cats.
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तस्मादtasmād विराळvirāḷ अजायतajāyata विराजोvirājo अधिadhi पूरुषःpūruṣaḥ |

सsa जातोत्यरिच्यतjātoatyaricyata पश्चादpaścād भूमिमथोbhūmimatho पुरःpuraḥ ||
From him Virāj was born; again Puruṣa from Virāj was born.
As soon as he was born he spread eastward and westward o’er the earth.
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यतyat पुरुषेणpuruṣeṇa हविषाhaviṣā देवाdevā यज्ञमतन्वतyajñamatanvata |

वसन्तोस्यासीदाज्यंvasantoasyāsīdājyaṃ गरीष्मghrīṣma इध्मःidhmaḥ शरदśarad धविःdhaviḥ ||
When Gods prepared the sacrifice with Puruṣa as their offering,
Its oil was spring, the holy gift was autumn; summer was the wood.
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तंtaṃ यज्ञंyajñaṃ बर्हिषिbarhiṣi परौक्षनpraukṣan पुरुषंpuruṣaṃ जातमग्रतःjātamaghrataḥ |

तेनtena देवाdevā अयजन्तayajanta साध्याsādhyā रषयश्चṛṣayaśca येye ||
They balmed as victim on the grass Puruṣa born in earliest time.
With him the Deities and all Sādhyas and Ṛṣis sacrificed.
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तस्मादtasmād यज्ञातyajñāt सर्वहुतःsarvahutaḥ सम्भ्र्तंsambhṛtaṃ पर्षदाज्यमpṛṣadājyam |

पशून्तांश्चक्रेpaśūntāṃścakre वायव्यानारण्यानvāyavyānāraṇyān गराम्याश्चghrāmyāśca येye ||
From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was gathered up.
He formed the creatures of-the air, and animals both wild and tame.
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तस्मादtasmād यज्ञातyajñāt सर्वहुतsarvahuta रचःṛcaḥ सामानिsāmāni जज्ञिरेjajñire |

छन्दांसिजज्ञिरेchandāṃsijajñire तस्मादtasmād यजुस्तस्मादजायतyajustasmādajāyata ||
From that great general sacrifice Ṛcas and Sāma-hymns were born:
Therefrom were spells and charms produced; the Yajus had its birth from it.
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तस्मादश्वाtasmādaśvā अजायन्तajāyanta येye केke चोभयादतःcobhayādataḥ |

गावोghāvo हजज्ञिरेhajajñire तस्मातtasmāt तस्माज्जाताtasmājjātā अजावयःajāvayaḥ ||
From it were horses born, from it all cattle with two rows of teeth:
From it were generated kine, from it the goats and sheep were born.
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यतyat पुरुषंpuruṣaṃ वयदधुःvyadadhuḥ कतिधाkatidhā वयकल्पयनvyakalpayan |

मुखंmukhaṃ किमस्यkimasya कौkau बाहूbāhū काkā ऊरूūrū पादाpādā उच्येतेucyete ||
When they divided Puruṣa how many portions did they make?
What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs and feet?
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बराह्मणो.अस्यbrāhmaṇo.asya मुखमासीदmukhamāsīd बाहूbāhū राजन्यःrājanyaḥ कर्तःkṛtaḥ |

ऊरूतदस्यūrūtadasya यदyad वैश्यःvaiśyaḥ पद्भ्यांpadbhyāṃ शूद्रोśūdro अजायतajāyata ||
The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rājanya made.
His thighs became the Vaiśya, from his feet the Śūdra was produced.
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चन्द्रमाcandramā मनसोmanaso जातश्चक्षोःjātaścakṣoḥ सूर्योsūryo अजायतajāyata |

मुखादिन्द्रश्चाग्निश्चmukhādindraścāghniśca पराणादprāṇād वायुरजायतvāyurajāyata ||
The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth;
Indra and Agni from his mouth were born, and Vāyu from his breath.
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नाभ्याnābhyā आसीदन्तरिक्षंāsīdantarikṣaṃ शीर्ष्णोśīrṣṇo दयौःdyauḥ समवर्ततsamavartata |

पद्भ्यांpadbhyāṃ भूमिर्दिशःbhūmirdiśaḥ शरोत्रातśrotrāt तथाtathā लोकानकल्पयनlokānakalpayan ||
Forth from his navel came mid-air the sky was fashioned from his head
Earth from his feet, and from his car the regions. Thus they formed the worlds.
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सप्तास्यासनsaptāsyāsan परिधयस्त्रिःparidhayastriḥ सप्तsapta समिधःsamidhaḥ कर्ताःkṛtāḥ |

देवायदdevāyad यज्ञंyajñaṃ तन्वानाtanvānā अबध्ननabadhnan पुरुषंpuruṣaṃ पशुमpaśum ||
Seven fencing-sticks had he, thrice seven layers of fuel were prepared,
When the Gods, offering sacrifice, bound, as their victim, Puruṣa.
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यज्ञेनyajñena यज्ञमयजन्तyajñamayajanta देवास्तानिdevāstāni धर्माणिdharmāṇi परथमान्यासनprathamānyāsan |

तेte हha नाकंnākaṃ महिमानःmahimānaḥ सचन्तsacanta यत्रyatra पूर्वेpūrve साध्याःसन्तिsādhyāḥsanti देवाःdevāḥ ||
Gods, sacrificing, sacrificed the victim these were the earliest holy ordinances.
The Mighty Ones attained the height of heaven, there where the Sādhyas, Gods of old, are dwelling.
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