Mantra 33
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मूलबर्हणी पर्याक्रियमाणा क्षितिः पर्याकृता
IAST Transliteration
mūlabárhaṇī paryākriyámāṇā kṣitíḥ paryākṛ́tā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Root-tearing (power), being wrought all round,—the Earth is made an enclosure all about.
Word by Word
मूलबर्हणीthe root-destroying (one); root-uprooting power/agent
मूलबर्हणी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootमूलबर्हणी (प्रातिपदिक; मूल + बर्हणी)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootपरि
आtowards, unto; completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
क्रियमाणाbeing done/made; being performed
क्रियमाणा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√कृ (करोति) → क्रियमाण (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त)
क्षितिःthe earth; the ground
क्षितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootक्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootपरि
आकृताmade/formed; arranged; encompassed
आकृता:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Rootआ + √कृ (करोति) → आकृत (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; PPP)
Attribution
Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt (to be supplied from AV 12.5 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Kṣiti (Earth) and the root-eradicating protective force (mūlabárhaṇī).
Chandas: Unspecified (to be verified).
Mantra Rasa
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