Rig Veda 10.121.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 121, Mantra 10
Sukta 10.121
Rishi: Hiraṇyagarbha / Prajāpati (RV 10.121)
Devata: Prajāpati (explicitly named here; resolution of the ‘Ka’ question)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रजापते न त्वदेतान्यन्यो विश्वा जातानि परि ता बभूव । यत्कामास्ते जुहुमस्तन्नो अस्तु वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम् ॥
Transliteration
prajā́pate ná tvád etā́ny anyó víśvā jātā́ni pári tā́ babhūva | yátkāmās te juhumā́s tán no astu vayáṃ syāma pátayo rayīṇā́m ||
Translation
हे प्रजापति, तुम्हारे जैसा कोई नहीं। तुमने सब पैदा किए, सबको अपने पास रखा। जो हम तुम्हे अपनी इच्छा से समर्पित करते हैं, वो हमें मिल जाए। हम धन और समृद्धि के मालिक बनें।
Word by Word
प्रजापतेO Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
प्रजापते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootप्रजापति (प्रजा + पति)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootन
त्वद्than you / from you
त्वद्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
एतानिthese
एतानि:
कर्म (with बभूव = ‘encompassed these’) / or कर्तृ (with implicit ‘these exist’)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootएतद्
अन्यःanother (one)
अन्यः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
विशेषण (of जातानि)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
जातानिborn beings / created things
जातानि:
कर्म (with परि…बभूव) / or कर्तृ (in sense ‘all beings that are born’)
TypeParticiple used as Noun/Adjective
Rootजात (√जन् ‘to be born’), क्त-प्रत्यय
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootपरि
ताthose (i.e., them)
ता:
कर्म (object of परि…बभूव)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्
बभूवhas become; has encompassed / pervaded
बभूव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
कर्म (of अस्तु: ‘let that be…’)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
कामाःdesires, wishes
कामाः:
कर्ता (of जुहुमस्: ‘desires (that) we offer’ in relative clause) / or कर्म via ellipsis ‘(those) desires’
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
जुहुमस्we have offered (as oblation); we sacrifice
जुहुमस्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हु (जुहोति)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (of अस्तु: ‘let that be…’)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (if Dat. ‘for us’) / सम्बन्ध (if Gen. ‘of us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
पतयःlords, masters
पतयः:
प्रेडिकेट-नाम (of वयम्…स्याम)
TypeNoun
Rootपति
रयीणाम्of riches, of wealth
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to पतयः)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि
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