Rig Veda 3.55.7 — Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3; hymn 3.55 commonly placed under Viśvāmitra’s family)
Devata: Deva-collective / One sovereign Power behind the gods (refrain: ‘mahad devānām asuratvam ekam’)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; 3.55 is predominantly triṣṭubh in this section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्विमाता होता विदथेषु सम्राळन्वग्रं चरति क्षेति बुध्नः । प्र रण्यानि रण्यवाचो भरन्ते महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
dvi-mātā hotā vidatheṣu sam-rāḷ anv agraṁ cárati kṣéti budhnáḥ | prá raṇyā́ni raṇya-vā́co bharante mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
দ্বি-মাতা হোতা বিদথসমূহে সম্রাট; অগ্রভাগের অনুগামী হয়ে সে চলে, আর বুধ্নে (গভীর ভিত্তিতে) বাস করে। তারা রমণীয় ধন ও রণ্য-বাচ (আনন্দবাহী বাক্য) বহন করে আনে—দেবগণের এক মহৎ অসুরত্ব।
Word by Word
द्वि-माताthe two-mothered one (having two mothers)
द्वि-माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootद्वि + मातृ
होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√हु (जुहोति) → होतृ
विदथेषुin the assemblies/ritual sessions
विदथेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
सम्राट्(as) sovereign/overlord
सम्राट्:
कर्तृ (apposition to subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + राजन्
अनुalong, after
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
अग्रम्the front, the foremost point
अग्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र
चरतिmoves, goes
चरति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
क्षेतिdwells, abides
क्षेति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षेति) / √क्षि ‘to dwell’
बुध्नःthe foundation, the base (the ‘bottom’)
बुध्नः:
कर्तृ (apposition/epithet)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्न
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
रण्यानिdelightful things (lovely [gifts/words])
रण्यानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootरण्य
रण्य-वाचःthey of delightful speech
रण्य-वाचः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootरण्य + वाच्
भरन्तेthey bring, they bear
भरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
महत्great
महत्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
असुरत्वम्asura-hood; lordly power
असुरत्वम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (as the ‘one’ great power/essence)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसुरत्व (असुर + त्व)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
—
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक
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