Atharva Veda 9.7.25 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 25

Sukta 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ए॒तद् वै वि॒श्वरू॑पं॒ सर्व॑रूपं गोरू॒पम्

IAST Transliteration

etád váí viśvárūpaṃ sárvarūpaṃ gorū́pam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, is of all forms, of every form—cow-formed.

Translation

Dies, wahrlich, ist allgestaltig, von jeder Gestalt — in Kuhgestalt.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (it)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• विश्व-रूपम्: having all forms; multiform
• विश्व-रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-रूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः)

• सर्व-रूपम्: of every form; all-formed
• सर्व-रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-रूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः)

• गो-रूपम्: cow-formed; in the form of a cow
• गो-रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गो-रूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent).

Devata: Viśvarūpa/Sarvarūpa potency (often treated as a generalized divine power); ‘Go’ as auspicious form.

Chandas: Formulaic fragment.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta