Rig Veda 1.154.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 154, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.154
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya
Devata: Viṣṇu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र विष्णवे शूषमेतु मन्म गिरिक्षित उरुगायाय वृष्णे । य इदं दीर्घं प्रयतं सधस्थमेको विममे त्रिभिरित्पदेभिः ॥
Transliteration
prá viṣṇáve śūṣám etu mánma giri-kṣíta urú-gāyāya vṛ́ṣṇe | yá idáṁ dīrgháṁ práyataṁ sadhástham éko vi-mámē tríbhir ít padébhiḥ ||
Translation
われらの思いは力をもってヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）へと進みゆけ――山の高みに住まい、讃えの広がる者、雄々しき強者へ。彼ひとりが、ただ三歩によって、この長く張りわたされた座を測り定めた。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
विष्णवेto Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
शूषम्impulse, vigor, might
शूषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशूष (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु: इ/ए ‘to go’)
मन्मthought, hymn, devotion
मन्म:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरिक्षितेto the mountain-dwelling/rock-abiding (one)
गिरिक्षिते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगिरिक्षित् (प्रातिपदिक; bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya epithet)
उरुगायायto the wide-striding / far-famed
उरुगायाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootउरुगाय (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्णेto the bull-like, mighty one
वृष्णे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāman)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāman)
दीर्घम्long, far-extended
दीर्घम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयतम्stretched out, extended
प्रयतम्:
—
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootप्र-यत (PPP from √यत् ‘to stretch/strive’)
सधस्थम्seat, abode, station
सधस्थम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, one
एकः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
विममेmeasured out
विममे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि-मा (धातु √मा ‘to measure’)
त्रिभिःwith three
त्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि (numeral stem)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (particle)
पदेभिःwith steps/footprints
पदेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
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