Mantra 2
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सोमो राजा मस्तिष्को द्यौरुत्तरहनुः पृथिव्यऽधरहनुः
IAST Transliteration
sómo rā́jā mastíṣko dyáur úttarahanúḥ pṛthivī́ ’dharahanúḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
King Soma is the brain; Heaven is the upper jaw; Earth is the lower jaw.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma (the Soma-plant/juice; deified Soma)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking
राजा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मस्तिष्कःbrain (marrow of the head)
मस्तिष्कः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमस्तिष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यौःheaven, sky
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तरहनुःupper jaw
उत्तरहनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तर-हनु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीearth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अधरहनुःlower jaw
अधरहनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअधर-हनु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution uncertain across editions)
Devata: Soma; Dyauḥ; Pṛthivī
Chandas: Catalogic/ritual prose tendency (not a strict RV-style stanza)
Mantra Rasa
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