Mantra 6

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आपो अग्रे विश्वमावन् गर्भं दधाना अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । यासु देवीष्वधि देव आसीत् कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम

IAST Transliteration

ā́paḥ ágre víśvam āvan gárbhaṃ dádhānā amṛ́tā ṛtajñā́ḥ | yā́su devī́ṣv ádhi devá āsī́t kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Waters, in the beginning, guarded all, bearing the germ—immortal, knowing Order; in which goddesses the God had his being: unto what God shall we with oblation do worship?

Word by Word

• आपः: waters
• आपः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) / आपस्-

• अग्रे: in the beginning
• अग्रे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वम्: all (the universe)
• विश्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आवन्: protected / guarded
• आवन्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (धातु) + आ-

• गर्भम्: embryo; germ
• गर्भम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधानाः: placing; bearing
• दधानाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle
• Root: धा (धातु) → दधा- (वर्तमान-प्रातिपदिक)

• अमृताः: immortal
• अमृताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतज्ञाः: knowers of ṛta (cosmic order)
• ऋतज्ञाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋतज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यासु: in which (waters)
• यासु: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवीषु: among the goddesses
• देवीषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon; over
• अधि: अधिकरण (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अधि

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• कस्मै: to which?
• कस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun (interrogative)
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाय: to (a) god
• देवाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विधेम: may we offer / may we perform (worship)
• विधेम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + वि-

Attribution

Rishi: Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha hymn-tradition attribution (variable).

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) with Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha as indwelling deity.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.

Mantra Rasa

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