Rig Veda 3.55.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 10
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Vishnu and Agni as coordinated powers under the one sovereignty
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विष्णुर्गोपाः परमं पाति पाथः प्रिया धामान्यमृता दधानः । अग्निष्टा विश्वा भुवनानि वेद महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
víṣṇur gopā́ḥ paramáṁ pā́ti pā́thaḥ priyā́ dhā́māny amṛ́tā dádhānaḥ | agníṣ ṭā́ víśvā bhúvanāni véda mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
বিষ্ণু গোপা, পৰম পন্থা ৰক্ষা কৰে; প্ৰিয় অমৃত ধামসমূহ স্থাপন কৰে। অগ্নি এই সকলো ভুবন জানে; দেবতাসকলৰ একেই মহৎ অসুৰত্ব (ঐশ্বৰ্য-প্ৰভুত্ব)।
Word by Word
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु- (प्रातिपदिक)
गो-पाःthe cow-protector/guardian
गो-पाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootगो- + पा- (√पा ‘to protect’) (समास: तत्पुरुष/उपपद)
परमम्the highest
परमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम- (प्रातिपदिक)
पातिprotects/guards
पाति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने)
पाथःpath/way (course)
पाथः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपाथस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियाःdear, beloved
प्रियाः:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
धामानिabodes/dwellings
धामानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधामन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal, deathless
अमृताः:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
दधानःbearing, holding
दधानः:
कर्तृ (विष्णुः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√धा (धारणे) → दधा- (वर्तमान-प्रत्यय) + शतृ
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
ताthose (i.e., those abodes)
ता:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिworlds/realms
भुवनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन- (प्रातिपदिक; from √भू)
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)
महत्great
महत्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्/महान्त्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वम्asura-hood/sovereign power
असुरत्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसुरत्व- (प्रातिपदिक; असुर + त्व)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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