Rig Veda 8.25.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Aditi (with implicit orientation to Asura-lordship / universal knowing)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता माता विश्ववेदसासुर्याय प्रमहसा । मही जजानादितिॠतावरी ॥
Transliteration
tā mātā viśvávedasā asuryā́ya prámahasā | mahī́ jajānā́ditiḥ ṛtā́varī ||
Translation
هي أديتي، الأمّ العظمى الواسعة، حاملةُ الـṛta (الحقّ والنظام الكوني)، تُنجب للسيادة المضيئة—للقوّة الكلّية المعرفة وللعظمة الجبّارة—الوعيَ الواسعَ (اللامتناهي) في داخلنا.
Word by Word
ताःthose (fem.), they
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववेदसःall-knowing, of universal knowledge
विश्ववेदसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् ताः) / संबन्ध
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्ववेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + वेदस्)
असुर्यायto/for the Asurya (lordly one)
असुर्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; असुर + य)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
महसाwith greatness/might
महसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महीgreat, mighty (fem.)
मही:
कर्तृ (अदितेः विशेषणम्) / संबन्ध
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
जजानhas begotten, gave birth
जजान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) → जजान (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावरीtruth-law-bearing, aligned with ṛta
ऋतावरी:
कर्तृ (अदितेः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावरी (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + आवरी)
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