Mantra 26
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वशामेवामृतमाहुर्वशां मृत्युमुपासते । वशेदं सर्वमभवद् देवा मनुष्या३ असुराः पितर ऋषयः
IAST Transliteration
vaśā́m evā́mṛtam ā́hur vaśā́ṃ mṛtyúm upā́sate | vaśédaṃ sárvam abhavad devā́ manuṣyā́ asúrāḥ pitára ṛ́ṣayaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Vaśā—her indeed they call Immortality; Vaśā—Death do they wait upon. Vaśā became this All: gods and men, Asuras, Fathers, and seers.
Word by Word
वशाम्the barren cow (vashā)
वशाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed/just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अमृतम्immortality/nectar
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey say/call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे; परोक्षभाषणे)
वशाम्the vashā (barren cow)
वशाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
उपासतेthey worship/attend upon
उपासते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√आस् (सेवायाम्/उपासने)
वशाthe vashā (barren cow)
वशा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this (all this)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वम्all/entire
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्याःhumans
मनुष्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
असुराःasuras
असुराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
पितरःthe Fathers/ancestors
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषयःseers
ऋषयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition.
Devata: Vaśā (identified with amṛta and mṛtyu; encompassing principle).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Mantra Rasa
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