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Rig Veda 10.82.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 82, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.82

Rishi: Viśvakarman (traditionally associated with RV 10.82)
Devata: Viśvakarman (the All-Former; cosmic artisan/intelligence)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; standard for many cosmogonic and theistic hymns in Book 10)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

चक्षुषः पिता मनसा हि धीरो घृतमेने अजनन्नन्नमाने । यदेदन्ता अददृहन्त पूर्व आदिद्द्यावापृथिवी अप्रथेताम् ॥

Transliteration

cákṣuṣaḥ pitā mánasā hí dhīró ghṛtámene ajanann annamā́ne | yadéd ántā adadṛhanta pū́rva ā́d id dyāvāpṛthivī́ aprathetām ||

Translation

दर्शनाचा पिता—मनानेच धीर व स्थिर—घृत (उज्ज्वल, परिशुद्ध प्रवाह) आणि अन्न यांची उत्पत्ती करतो; तेव्हा ते दोघे (द्यावा-पृथिवी) वंदनेत नतमस्तक झाले. जेव्हा आद्य सीमा दृढपणे स्थापन झाल्या, तेव्हा द्यावा-पृथिवी आपल्या विस्तीर्ण निवासात प्रसारल्या.

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चक्षुषःof the eye / of sight
चक्षुषः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पिताfather
पिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मनसाwith/by mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed / for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धीरःwise, steadfast
धीरः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् of पिता)
TypeAdjective
Rootधीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतमेनःwith ghee-like power/brightness (unctuous might)
घृतमेनः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootघृतमेन (प्रातिपदिक; घृत + मेन)
अजनन्generated, produced
अजनन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (धातु; ‘to drive/produce’), caus./aor. stem in Vedic usage
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
आनेin/within the breath (life)
आने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआना (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic ‘breath/life’)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (relative connector)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईदन्ताःthese (present) ones / these beings
ईदन्ताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootईदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अददृहन्तthey made firm, they strengthened
अददृहन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदृंह्/दृह् (धातु; ‘to make firm, strengthen’)
पूर्वेthe former ones, the ancients
पूर्वे:
Kartā (apposition to ईदन्ताः)
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आत्then / thereupon
आत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत्
इत्just, indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यावा-पृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रथेताम्they two spread out, expanded
अप्रथेताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootप्रथ् (धातु; ‘to spread, extend’)
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