Rig Veda 6.47.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Soma (cosmic power) with Indra implied
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं स यो वरिमाणं पृथिव्या वर्ष्माणं दिवो अकृणोदयं सः । अयं पीयूषं तिसृषु प्रवत्सु सोमो दाधारोर्वन्तरिक्षम् ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ sá yó varimā́ṇaṃ pṛthivyā́ varṣmā́ṇaṃ divó ákṛṇod ayáṃ sáḥ | ayáṃ pīyū́ṣaṃ tisṛ́ṣu pravátsu sómo dādhārorv àntárikṣam ||
Translation
これぞかの者、地の広がりを、天の高みを造り成した者。これなるソーマ（Soma）は三つの下りゆく流れに甘露を据え、広大なる中空（antarikṣa）を支え保った。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
वरिमाणम्the breadth/expanse
वरिमाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरिमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विस्तार/परिमाण’)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्ष्माणम्the height/loftiness
वर्ष्माणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ऊँचाई/उत्कर्ष/विस्तार’)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृणोत्made, fashioned
अकृणोत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पीयूषम्milk/nectar (sap)
पीयूषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
तिसृषुin the three
तिसृषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNumeral (Adjectival)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रवत्सुin the streams/slope-channels
प्रवत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रवाह/ढाल/उत्स्रवण-स्थान’)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
दाधारhas placed/held, has supported
दाधार:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु)
उर्वःof the wide (region)
उर्वः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी/उर्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विस्तीर्ण-प्रदेश’)
अन्तरिक्षम्the midspace/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
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