Mantra 17
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तं वैरूपं च वैराजं चापश्च वरुणश्च राजानुव्यऽचलन्
IAST Transliteration
táṁ vairū́paṁ ca vairājáṁ cā́paś ca váruṇaś ca rā́jā́ ánu vy-àcalan
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
After him moved Vairūpa and Vairāja; the Waters, and Varuṇa, and the King followed on.
Word by Word
तम्him / that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वैindeed, verily
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
रूपम्form
रूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वैरूपम्variegated, of diverse form
वैरूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवैरूप (प्रातिपदिक; वि-रूप > वैरूप)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वैराजम्splendid, radiant, kingly
वैराजम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवैराज (प्रातिपदिक; वि-राज् > वैराज)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
राजाthe king
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुव्यचलन्followed; moved after
अनुव्यचलन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootव्यचल् (धातु; वि-चल्) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Vairūpa; Vairāja; Āpas; Varuṇa; Rājā (royal authority)
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic cadence
Mantra Rasa
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