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Rig Veda 10.1.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 1, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.1

Rishi: Same hymn rishi as RV 10.1 (traditional assignment varies).
Devata: Vishnu appears within an Agni hymn segment; here Vishnu as guardian of the ‘third’ step/domain.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely).

विष्णुरित्था परममस्य विद्वाञ्जातो बृहन्नभि पाति तृतीयम् । आसा यदस्य पयो अक्रत स्वं सचेतसो अभ्यर्चन्त्यत्र ॥

víṣṇur itthā́ paramám asya vidvā́ñ jā́to bṛhánn abhí pāti tṛtī́yam | āsā́ yád asya páyo ákrata sváṃ sacétaso abhy-à́rcanty átra ||

এইভাবে বিষ্ণু, এর পরম তত্ত্ব জেনে, জন্মেই মহান হয়ে তৃতীয় পদ (তৃতীয় লোক/ধাম) রক্ষা করেন। যখন সাধনার দ্বারা তারা তাঁর পয়স্ (দুগ্ধ-রস) নিজের করে নেয়, তখন এখানে চেতনায় জাগ্রত জনেরা তাঁকে অভ্যর্চনা করে ও স্তবগান করে।

विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootविष्णु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्थाthus, in this manner
इत्था:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था (अव्यय)
परमम्the highest (place/state)
परमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपरम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ (विष्णोः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वस्- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्तवत्)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
कर्तृ (विष्णोः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootजन् (धातु) → जात- (कृदन्त, क्त)
बृहन्great, lofty
बृहन्:
कर्तृ (विष्णोः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पातिprotects, guards
पाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु, ‘पालने’)
तृतीयम्the third (step/region)
तृतीयम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतृतीय- (क्रमवाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
आसाso, indeed; just so (emphatic particle)
आसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआसा (अव्यय/निपात; वैदिक)
यत्which, that which
यत्:
कर्म (अक्रत इत्यस्य)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पयःmilk; nourishing fluid
पयः:
कर्म (अक्रत इत्यस्य; यत्-सम्बन्धेन)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्रतthey made, they fashioned
अक्रत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु, ‘करणे’)
स्वम्their own
स्वम्:
कर्म (अक्रत इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व- (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
सचेतसःthe like-minded, of one intent
सचेतसः:
कर्तृ (अक्रत/अभ्यर्चन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (substantival, plural)
Rootस-चेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सम्+चित्’ भाव)
अभ्यर्चन्तिthey praise, they worship
अभ्यर्चन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु, ‘पूजायाम्’) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
अत्रhere, in this place
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)

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