Rig Veda 8.25.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.25
Devata: A sovereign ‘One’ as Viśpati (often aligned with Varuṇa/Adityas’ governance)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयमेक इत्था पुरूरु चष्टे वि विश्पतिः । तस्य व्रतान्यनु वश्चरामसि ॥
Transliteration
ayám éka itthā́ purū́ru caṣṭe ví viśpátiḥ | tásya vratā́ny ánu vaḥ carāmasi ||
Translation
ഈ ഒരുവനേ—ഇങ്ങനെ—അനേകവും വിശാലവുമായ വഴികളിൽ കാണുന്നു, വിശ്പതി (ജനങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതി). അവന്റെ വ്രതങ്ങൾ (സത്യത്തിന്റെ നിയമങ്ങൾ) അനുസരിച്ച്, ഞങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹവാസത്തിൽ നടക്കുന്നു—ജീവിതത്തെ ആ യുക്തമായ ഭരണക്രമത്തിന് അനുസരിച്ച് രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, single
एकः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्थाthus, in this manner
इत्था:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था (अव्यय) < इति-प्रकारेण
पुरूरुvery much, in many ways
पुरूरु:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + रू (प्रत्यय/उपसर्गीय-वृद्धि; वैदिक-रूप)
चष्टेhe sees / shows / declares
चष्टे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) ‘to see, to show, to proclaim’
विapart, distinctly, widely
वि:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विश्पतिःlord of the clan/people
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ (अयम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक ‘clan, settlement’) + पति (प्रातिपदिक) समासः
तस्यof him / his
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतानिvows, ordinances, sacred commands
व्रतानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, following
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःto you / your
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (प्रयोगानुसारम्)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चरामसिwe follow / we practice / we go
चरामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु) ‘to move, to go, to practice’
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