Rig Veda 3.38.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 38, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.38
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra (background); verse foregrounds formative powers (māyinaḥ) and asura-quality
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदिन्न्वस्य वृषभस्य धेनोरा नामभिर्ममिरे सक्म्यं गोः । अन्यदन्यदसुर्यं वसाना नि मायिनो ममिरे रूपमस्मिन् ॥
Transliteration
tád ínnv asya vṛṣabhásya dhenór ā́ nā́mabhir mamire sákmyaṁ góḥ | anyád anyád asuryáṁ vásānā ní māyíno mamire rū́pam asmín ||
Translation
まことに、この力ある牡牛のために、彼らは名々によって牝牛の共有の本質――その光り輝く乳の産み出し――を量り定めた。つねに新たなアスリヤ（asurya）の力をまとい、マーヤー（māyā）を司る者たち（māyin）は、この存在のうちに多様な形相を据え置いた。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (संदर्भवस्तु/उद्देश्य) / (वाक्ये अव्यक्त-सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नुnow, then
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभस्यof the bull
वृषभस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनोःof the cow
धेनोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नामभिःwith names
नामभिः:
Karaṇa (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ममिरेthey measured out / fashioned
ममिरे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु; मिमाते/ममिरे—‘मापने/मिमीत’ परम्परा; RV में ‘मिमिरे’ = ‘measured/formed’)
सक्म्यम्kinship/accord
सक्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसक्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सक्मन्/सक्म्य’ = companionship/kinship/accord)
गोःof the cow
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यत्one (thing)
अन्यत्:
Karma (यद्-रूपम्) / (सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यत्another (thing)
अन्यत्:
Karma (यद्-रूपम्) / (सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
असुर्यम्asuric, mighty/occult
असुर्यम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-रूपम्) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘असुर’ सम्बन्धी/दैवी-बलयुक्त)
वसानाःwearing, clothing themselves
वसानाः:
Kartā (कर्तृ-विशेषण; ममिरे के कर्ता)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootवस् (धातु) → वसान (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्; ‘वस्’ = to wear)
निdown, into
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
मायिनःthe possessors of māyā, the magicians
मायिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ममिरेthey measured out / fashioned
ममिरे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु; RV परफेक्ट)
रूपम्form, shape
रूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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