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Rig Veda 1.164.34: Mandala 1, Sukta 164, Mantra 34

Sukta 1.164

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya
Devata: Inquiry addressed to the knowing one (brahmavid); themes: Earth-centre, cosmic axis, Horse-seed, Vāc’s highest plane
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पृच्छामि त्वा परमन्तं पृथिव्याः पृच्छामि यत्र भुवनस्य नाभिः । पृच्छामि त्वा वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतः पृच्छामि वाचः परमं व्योम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.164.34
Transliteration

pṛcchā́mi tvā paramántaṁ pṛthivyā́ḥ pṛcchā́mi yátra bhúvanasya nā́bhiḥ | pṛcchā́mi tvā vṛ́ṣṇo aśvásya rétaḥ pṛcchā́mi vā́caḥ paramáṁ vyòma ||

Translation

Ich frage dich nach dem äußersten Ende der Erde; ich frage, wo der Nabel der Welt ist. Ich frage dich nach dem Samen des mächtigen Hengstes; ich frage nach dem höchsten Himmel der Rede (Vāc).

Word by Word
पृच्छामिI ask / I inquire
पृच्छामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ् (प्रच्छति)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
परमम्the highest / utmost
परमम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तम्end, limit
अन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ्
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
भुवनस्यof the world / of existence
भुवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; √भू + यु/अन प्रत्यय)
नाभिःnavel; hub, central point
नाभिः:
कर्तृ/विषय (यत्र ... नाभिः)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ्
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वृष्णःof the bull / of the virile one
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वस्यof the horse
अश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
रेतःseed, semen
रेतः:
कर्म/विषय (यत् पृच्छामि)
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ्
वाचःof speech
वाचः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
परमम्highest
परमम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
व्योमsky, firmament
व्योम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्योमन्/व्योम (प्रातिपदिक)
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