Mantra 6
Sukta 53
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कालो भूतिमसृजत काले तपति सूर्यः । काले ह विश्वा भूतानि काले चक्षुर्वि पश्यति
IAST Transliteration
kāló bhūtím asṛjat kālé tapati sū́ryaḥ | kālé há víśvā bhūtā́ni kālé cákṣur ví paśyati ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Time sent forth prosperity; in Time the Sun giveth heat. In Time, indeed, are all beings; in Time the eye beholdeth clearly.
Word by Word
कालःTime (as a deity)
कालः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √कल् (गणना/समय-निर्धारण) से व्युत्पन्न
भूतिम्prosperity; welfare; abundance
भूतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभूति (प्रातिपदिक) < √भू (भवति)
असृजतcreated; sent forth
असृजत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सर्जने)
कालेin/at (the) time
काले:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
तपतिheats; burns; shines
तपति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तप् (सन्तापे/दीप्तौ)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कालेin/at time
काले:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed; verily
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
भूतानिbeings; creatures
भूतानि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभूत (प्रातिपदिक) < √भू (भवति)
कालेin/at time
काले:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःthe eye; sight
चक्षुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; distinctly; fully
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दर्शने)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (Kāla-sūkta)
Devata: Kāla (with Sūrya as subordinate manifestation)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Mantra Rasa
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