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Rig Veda 3.56.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 56, Mantra 8

Sukta 3.56

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Savitṛ / the divine triad of sovereign powers (interpretable as Ādityas in a triadic form)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त्रिरुत्तमा दूणशा रोचनानि त्रयो राजन्त्यसुरस्य वीराः । ऋतावान इषिरा दूळभासस्त्रिरा दिवो विदथे सन्तु देवाः ॥

Transliteration

trír uttamā́ dūṇáśā rocanā́ni tráyo rājanty ásurasya vīrā́ḥ | ṛtā́vān iṣirā́ dūḷábhāsas trír ā́ divó vidáthē santu devā́ḥ ||

Translation

Dreifach sind die höchsten lichtglänzenden Räume, schwer zu erstürmen; drei sind die Helden des Asura, die dort herrschen. Von Ṛta getragen, stürmisch, schwer zu überwinden – mögen diese Götter dreifach vom Himmel zur Opfer-Sitzung kommen.

Word by Word
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
Adhikaraṇa (आवृत्त्यर्थ-क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → त्रिः (अव्यय)
उत्तमाhighest
उत्तमा:
Kartā (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः; ‘रोचनानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-भावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; उच्/उद् + तमप्)
दूणशाin wondrous/strange wise
दूणशा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार-क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूणशा (अव्यय; ‘दूण’/‘दूणस्’ इत्यस्य अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः, RV-विशेष)
रोचनानिluminous realms / lights
रोचनानि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन (प्रातिपदिक; √रुच् ‘दीप्तौ’)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Kartā (विशेष्य ‘वीराः’)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
राजन्तिshine / rule
राजन्ति:
Kriyā (मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (दीप्तौ/ईश्वरे) → राजन्ति
असुरस्यof the Asura (lord)
असुरस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः ‘वीराः’)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
वीराःheroes
वीराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावानः:
Kartā (विशेष्य ‘देवाः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + वन्)
इषिराःvigorous / impetuous
इषिराः:
Kartā (विशेष्य ‘देवाः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootइषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
दूळभासःhard to assail / hard to overcome
दूळभासः:
Kartā (विशेष्य ‘देवाः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदूळभास (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दूळभ’ + आस्/आस (प्रत्यय), RV-विशेषण)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
Adhikaraṇa (आवृत्त्यर्थ-क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → त्रिः (अव्यय)
आhither / unto
आ:
Upasarga (क्रियाविशेषकः; ‘सन्तु’ इत्यस्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दिवःfrom heaven / of heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna (उत्पत्तिस्थान/स्रोतः; ‘दिवः’ = from heaven) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिव्/द्यौ’)
विदथेin the rite / at the assembly
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/अवसरः)
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
Kriyā (आशीर्वचनात्मक-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भू’ → सन्तु
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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