Mantra 16
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आचार्योऽ ब्रह्मचारी ब्रह्मचरी प्रजापतिः । प्रजापतिर्वि राजति विराडिन्द्रोऽभवद् वशी
IAST Transliteration
ācā́ryo brahmacārī brahmacarī prajā́patiḥ | prajā́patir ví rājati virā́ḍ índro ’bhavad vaśī́ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Teacher is the Brahmacārin; the Brahmacārin is Prajāpati. Prajāpati rules forth in splendour: Virāj—Indra—he became, the masterful one.
Word by Word
आचार्यःthe teacher (ācārya)
आचार्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआचार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् ‘चलना/आचरण करना’ से ‘आचार’)
ब्रह्मचारीthe brahmacārin (celibate student)
ब्रह्मचारी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + चारिन्)
ब्रह्मचारीthe brahmacārin
ब्रह्मचारी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक; प्रजा + पति)
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth; intensifier (in compounds/with verbs)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
राजतिshines, is resplendent
राजति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√राज् (दीप्तौ/शोभायाम्) / √राज् (राज्—to shine, be splendid)
विराट्Virāṭ (the cosmic form/expanse)
विराट्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविराज्/विराट् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विराज्’ से)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
वशीself-controlled; masterful, powerful
वशी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वश’—control/power)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Ācārya–Brahmacārin–Prajāpati; Virāj; Indra
Chandas: Mixed/irregular
Mantra Rasa
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