Mantra 8
Rishi: Puruṣa-sūkta tradition
Devata: Puruṣa / Prajāpati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तस्मा॒दश्वा॑ अजायन्त॒ ये के चो॑भ॒याद॑तः । गावो॑ ह जज्ञिरे॒ तस्मा॒त्तस्मा॑ज्जा॒ता अ॑जा॒वय॑:
Transliteration
tásmād áśvā ajāyanta yé ke cobhayā́dataḥ | gā́vo ha jajñire tásmāt tásmāj jātā́ ajāváyaḥ
Translation
তস্মাত্ অশ্বসকল জন্মিল—যিসকল উভয়দত (দুই দাঁতযুক্ত) সকলো প্ৰকাৰৰ। তস্মাতেই গাভীসকল নিশ্চয় জন্মিল। তস্মাত্, তস্মাতেই, অজা আৰু অৱিসকল (ছাগলী আৰু ভেড়া) জন্মিল।
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
तस्मात् । अश्वाः । अजायन्त । ये । के । च । उभयादतः । गावः । ह । जज्ञिरे । तस्मात् । तस्मात् । जाताः । अज-अवयः
Word by Word
तस्मात्from that (therefore)
तस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायन्तwere born / came into being
अजायन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते)
येwhich / who
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
केany (whoever)
के:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
उभयादतःfrom both sides / on both sides
उभयादतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक) + अतस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभाव-भाव)
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
जज्ञिरेwere born / have been born
जज्ञिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन्
तस्मात्from that
तस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मात्from that
तस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जाताःborn
जाताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√जन् → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अजावयःgoats and sheep
अजावयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअजा + अवि (द्वन्द्व-समास-प्रातिपदिक)
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PrajāpatiP
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