Rig Veda 10.90.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 90, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.90
Rishi: Nārāyaṇa / Purusha-sūkta tradition (variable)
Devata: Puruṣa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरुष एवेदं सर्वं यद्भूतं यच्च भव्यम् । उतामृतत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति ॥
Transliteration
púruṣa evédáṃ sárvaṃ yád bhūtáṃ yác ca bhávyam | utā́mṛtatvásyeśā́no yád ánnenātiroháti ||
Translation
El Puruṣa es en verdad todo esto: lo que ha sido y lo que será. Y es señor de la inmortalidad, pues por el alimento se eleva más allá, sobrepasando por aquello de lo que se nutre.
Word by Word
पुरुषःthe Puruṣa (Cosmic Person)
पुरुषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
इदम्this (all)
इदम्:
कर्म (वाक्ये विधेय-सम्बन्धेन) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वम्all, entire
सर्वम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्whatever, that which
यत्:
कर्म/विषय (सम्बन्धवाचक)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भूतम्become; what has been (past)
भूतम्:
—
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootभू (धातु) → भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
यत्and whatever
यत्:
कर्म/विषय (सम्बन्धवाचक)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
भव्यम्what will be (future)
भव्यम्:
—
TypeAdjective (future sense)
Rootभू (धातु) → भव्यम् (कृदन्त; यत्/अनीयरर्थे ‘भविष्यत्’)
उतand also, moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अमृतत्वस्यof immortality
अमृतत्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अमृत + त्व)
ईशानःruling, sovereign
ईशानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (present) / Adjective
Rootईश् (धातु) → ईशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शानच्/आन)
यत्inasmuch as / that which
यत्:
कर्म/विषय (सम्बन्धवाचक)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्नेनwith food; by food
अन्नेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिरोहतिsurpasses, grows beyond
अतिरोहति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: पुरुषः)
TypeVerb
Rootअति + रुह् (धातु)
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