Rig Veda 3.54.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.54
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (with emphasis on Pṛthivī)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उतो हि वां पूर्व्या आविविद्र ऋतावरी रोदसी सत्यवाचः । नरश्चिद्वां समिथे शूरसातौ ववन्दिरे पृथिवि वेविदानाः ॥
Transliteration
utó hí vāṃ pū́rvyā āvividrá ṛtā́varī rodasī satyá-vācaḥ | náraś cid vāṃ samithé śū́ra-sātau vavandiré pṛthivi vévidānāḥ ||
Translation
উতো হি তোমালোকক পূৰ্বৰ ঋষিসকলে আৱিষ্কাৰ কৰিছিল, হে ঋতাবৰী দ্যৌ-পৃথিৱী, সত্যবাক্! নৰসকলেও বীৰলাভৰ যুদ্ধসমিতিত তোমালোকক বন্দনা কৰিলে, হে পৃথিৱী—যেতিয়া তেওঁলোকে জ্ঞানলৈ জাগ্ৰত হ’ল।
Word by Word
उतोand also, moreover
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ + तो (निपात-समुच्चय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you two’) / कर्म (acc. ‘you two’) प्रसङ्गानुसार
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वि.)
पूर्व्याःformer, ancient (f.)
पूर्व्याः:
कर्तृ (ऋतावरी-विशेषणम्) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आविविद्रुःthey have found/known
आविविद्रुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) with आ-; reduplicated perfect
ऋतावरीthe two who are rich in ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋतावरी (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + वरी)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
कर्तृ (ऋतावरी-समनाधिकरण) / अपादान-आश्रयः न
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्वन्द्व/द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावा-पृथिवी)
सत्यवाचःtruth-speaking
सत्यवाचः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यवाच् (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + वाच्)
नरःmen
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
कर्म (ववन्दिरे—‘you two’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (द्वि.)
समिथेin the battle
समिथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसमिथ (प्रातिपदिक)
शूरसातौin the winning of heroes (heroic victory)
शूरसातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशूरसाति (प्रातिपदिक; शूर + साति ‘winning’)
ववन्दिरेthey have praised, have worshipped
ववन्दिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वन्द् (वन्दँ स्तुतौ) reduplicated perfect
पृथिविO Earth
पृथिवि:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
वेविदानाःseeking to know, finding out (eagerly)
वेविदानाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (नरः) / सहक्रिया-भावः
TypeParticiple
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) with intensive/reduplicated participle
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