Mantra 6
Sukta 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तपश्चैवास्तां कर्म चान्तर्महत्यर्णवे। तपो ह जज्ञे कर्मणस्तत् ते ज्येष्ठमुपासत
IAST Transliteration
tápaś caívāstāṃ kárma caántar maháty árṇave | tápo ha jajñé kármaṇas tát te jyéṣṭham upā́sata |
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Austerity and Act were there, within the mighty flood. From Act, in sooth, was Austerity born: that did they wait upon as eldest and as chief.
Word by Word
तपःausterity, heat (tapas)
तपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक) ← √तप्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आस्ताम्let (them) be; may (they) remain
आस्ताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
कर्मdeed, act, ritual action
कर्म:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) ← √कृ
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
महत्great
महत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवेin the ocean, in the flood
अर्णवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
तपःtapas (austerity/heat)
तपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक) ← √तप्
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
जज्ञेwas born, arose
जज्ञे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने)
कर्मणःfrom/of action (karma)
कर्मणः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) ← √कृ
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ज्येष्ठम्the eldest, the highest
ज्येष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
उपासतyou (pl.) worship/attend upon
उपासत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√आस् (आसने/सेवायाम्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition
Devata: Tapas and Karman (personified principles)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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