Rig Veda 3.55.19: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 19
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution for Maṇḍala 3)
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ-Savitṛ as a unified creative sovereignty (formation + impulsion) within the ‘ekaṃ asuratvam’ frame
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवस्त्वष्टा सविता विश्वरूपः पुपोष प्रजाः पुरुधा जजान । इमा च विश्वा भुवनान्यस्य महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
devás tváṣṭā savitā́ viśvarū́paḥ pupóṣa prajā́ḥ purudhā́ jajāna | imā́ ca víśvā bhúvanāny asya mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
দেৱ ত্বষ্টা—সৰ্বৰূপ সৱিতা—প্ৰজাসকলক পোষণ কৰিলে; বহুধা জনসমূহক জন্ম দিলে, আৰু এই সকলো ভুবনো। এইটো তেওঁৰেই—দেৱানাং এক মহৎ অসুৰত্ব, একমাত্ৰ অসুৰ-শক্তি।
Word by Word
दे॒वःthe god
दे॒वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वष्टा॑Tvaṣṭṛ
त्वष्टा॑:
Kartā (apposition to देवः)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootत्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar
सविता:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्व॑रूपःall-formed; of every form
विश्व॑रूपः:
Kartā (qualifier of देवः/त्वष्टा/सविता)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
पुपोष॑has nourished / fostered
पुपोष॑:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपुष् (धातु)
प्र॒जाःcreatures; offspring
प्र॒जाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुधाin many ways; manifoldly
पुरुधा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुधा (अव्यय)
जजानhas begotten / generated
जजान:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
इ॒माthese
इ॒मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
विश्वा॒all
विश्वा॒:
Karma (qualifier of भुवनानि)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुव॑नानिworlds; beings; existences
भुव॑नानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him; his
अस्य:
(सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great; the great (thing)
महत्:
Kartā (of implied ‘is’)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दे॒वाना॑म्of the gods
दे॒वाना॑म्:
(सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वम्lordship; asura-hood (sovereign power)
असुरत्वम्:
Kartā (apposition to महत्)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसुर-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; -त्व तद्धित भाव)
एकम्one; single
एकम्:
Kartā (qualifier of असुरत्वम्/महत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
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Chanting Notes
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