Mantra 10
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्राणः प्रजा अनु वस्ते पिता पुत्रमिव प्रियम्। प्राणो ह सर्वस्येश्वरो यच्च प्राणति यच्च न
IAST Transliteration
prāṇáḥ prajā́ ánu vaste pitā́ putrám iva priyám | prāṇó ha sárvasyéśvaro yác ca prāṇáti yác ca ná ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Prāṇa abideth along with the creatures, as a father with a dear son. Prāṇa, verily, is lord of all—of what breatheth, and of what breatheth not.
Word by Word
प्राणःbreath; vital life-force
प्राणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र + √अन् (प्राण ‘breath, life’)
प्रजाःcreatures; offspring; subjects
प्रजाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र + √जन्
अनुafter; along; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
वस्तेcovers; encompasses; clothes
वस्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (वस्ते) ‘to clothe/cover; to encompass’
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ) / विशेषणभावे
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म (उपमेय/उपमान-आश्रय)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रियम्dear; beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राणःbreath; life-force
प्राणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सर्वस्यof all
सर्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ईश्वरःlord; ruler
ईश्वरः:
कर्तृ/विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (आगामी क्रिययोः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्राणतिbreathes
प्राणति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अन् (प्र + √अन् → प्राणति) ‘to breathe’
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (आगामी क्रिययोः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Prāṇa
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Mantra Rasa
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