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Mantra 2

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (not explicit)
Devata: Puruṣa (cosmic Person), with lightning as generative image
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence (approximate; requires full pada-count verification)

सर्वे॑ निमे॒षा ज॑ज्ञिरे वि॒द्युत॒: पुरु॑षा॒दधि॑ । नै॑नमू॒र्ध्वं न ति॒र्यञ्चं॒ न मध्ये॒ परि॑ जग्रभत्

sárve nimeṣā́ jajñire vidyútaḥ púruṣād ádhi | náinam ūrdhvám ná tiryáñcaṃ ná madhyé pári jagrabhāt

পুরুষ থেকে, বিদ্যুৎ থেকে, সকল নিমেষ জন্ম নিল। তাঁকে কেউই পরিবেষ্টন করতে পারল না—না ঊর্ধ্বে, না তির্যকে, না মধ্যভাগে—যেন তাঁকে চারদিক থেকে ধরে ফেলে।

सर्वे । निमेषाः । जज्ञिरे । विद्युतः । पुरुषात् । अधि । न । एनम् । ऊर्ध्वम् । न । तिर्यञ्चम् । न । मध्ये । परि । जग्रभत्

सर्वेall
सर्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootसर्व (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
निमेषाःwinkings; instants
निमेषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञिरेwere born; arose
जज्ञिरे:
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनँ)
विद्युतःlightnings
विद्युतः:
कर्तृ (समुच्चित-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुषात्from the Puruṣa
पुरुषात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; from (as governing the ablative here)
अधि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअधि
not
:
TypeIndeclinable (negation)
Root
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
अधिकारण (दिशा/देश-निर्देशः)
TypeAdjective used adverbially
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable (negation)
Root
तिर्यञ्चम्sideways; across
तिर्यञ्चम्:
अधिकारण (दिशा/देश-निर्देशः)
TypeAdjective used adverbially
Rootतिर्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable (negation)
Root
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (locative adverbial)
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; completely
परि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootपरि
जग्रभत्seized; grasped
जग्रभत्:
TypeVerb
Root√ग्रह् (ग्रहँ)
P
Puruṣa
V
Vidyut (Lightning)