Mantra 10
Sukta 91
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदा वाजमसनद् विश्वरूपमा द्यामरुक्षदुत्तराणि सद्म । बृहस्पतिं वृषणं वर्धयन्तो नाना सन्तो बिभ्रतो ज्योतिरासा
IAST Transliteration
yadā́ vā́jam ásanat viśvárūpam ā́ dyā́m arukṣad úttarāṇi sádma | bṛ́haspátiṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ vardháyanto nā́nā sánto bíbhrato jyótiḥ āsā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
When he won the prize, all-formed, and mounted unto heaven, unto the higher seats—then, strengthening Bṛhaspati the bull, being manifold, they bore the light and were established.
Translation
जब उसने सर्वरूप (विश्व-रूप) पुरस्कार/वाज को जीत लिया और स्वर्ग—ऊँचे-ऊँचे सद्मों (आसनों/धामों) पर आरोहण कर गया, तब वे अनेक रूप होकर, वृषभ-स्वरूप बृहस्पति को बढ़ाते हुए, ज्योति को धारण करते हुए स्थिर/प्रतिष्ठित हुए।
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
वाजम्prize; strength; (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
असनत्won; obtained
असनत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√सन् (to win/obtain)
विश्व-रूपम्all-formed; of all forms
विश्व-रूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; up
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्याम्the heaven; sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुक्षत्ascended; mounted
अरुक्षत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√रुक्ष्/√रुह् (to rise/ascend)
उत्तराणिthe higher (regions/realms)
उत्तराणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
सद्मseat; abode; dwelling
सद्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन्/सद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper/deity)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्bull-like; virile; mighty
वृषणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयन्तःincreasing; strengthening
वर्धयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√वृध् (to grow/increase) > वर्धयति (caus.)
नानाvariously; in many ways
नाना:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना (अव्यय)
सन्तःbeing; existing (as)
सन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√अस् (to be) > सन्त्
बिभ्रतःbearing; carrying
बिभ्रतः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√भृ (to bear/carry) > बिभ्रत्
ज्योतिःlight; radiance
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसwas
आस:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be)
Attribution
Rishi: Bṛhaspati (RV-derived attribution)
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira