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Rig Veda 1.159.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 159, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.159

Rishi: As RV 1.159
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (as a unified pair of world-formers) / cosmic weavers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)

ते मायिनो ममिरे सुप्रचेतसो जामी सयोनी मिथुना समोकसा । नव्यंनव्यं तन्तुमा तन्वते दिवि समुद्रे अन्तः कवयः सुदीतयः ॥

té māyíno mamire su-prá-cetasā jāmī́ sáyonī mithunā́ sam-okasā́ | návyaṃ-navyaṃ tántum ā́ tanvate diví samudré ántaḥ kaváyaḥ su-dītáyaḥ ||

Dua yang berdaya-māyā itu mengukur dengan kesadaran yang terang—kerabat, seasal-rahim, sepasang yang bersatu dalam satu rumah. Senantiasa baru mereka membentangkan benang (tantu) penjelmaan, di langit dan di kedalaman samudra; para kavi, menyala cemerlang, menenun dunia-dunia.

तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मायिनःwondrous, possessing māyā (craft/power)
मायिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; माया + -इन्)
ममिरेthey measured out / fashioned
ममिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु; मिमीते/ममे; ‘मापने/निर्माणे’—to measure, form)
सुप्रचेतसःof good insight, very wise
सुप्रचेतसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु + प्रचेतस्)
जामीkindred, akin
जामी:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootजामी (प्रातिपदिक)
सयोनीsharing one womb/origin
सयोनी:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootस-योनि (प्रातिपदिक; स + योनि)
मिथुनाpaired, in a couple
मिथुना:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
समोकसःdwelling together, of one home
समोकसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + ओकस् ‘dwelling’)
नव्यम्-नव्यम्ever new (again and again)
नव्यम्-नव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (reduplicated for distributive sense)
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्तुम्thread, warp
तन्तुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
forth, towards; (intensifies the verb)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तन्वतेthey stretch/weave
तन्वते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (धातु; ‘तानने’—to stretch, weave)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘heaven’)
समुद्रेin the ocean
समुद्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable/Adverbial form
Rootअन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक)
कवयःseers, poets
कवयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदीतयःwell-shining, of good radiance
सुदीतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootसु-दीति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + दीति ‘brightness/illumination’)

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