Rig Veda 3.55.20: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 20
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution for Maṇḍala 3)
Devata: The single sovereign divine Power approached through soma-symbolism (cups/treasures); possibly Indra-Soma complex in a unitive frame
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मही समैरच्चम्वा समीची उभे ते अस्य वसुना न्यृष्टे । शृण्वे वीरो विन्दमानो वसूनि महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
mahī́ sám airac camvā́ samīcī́ ubhé te asya vásunā nyṛ́ṣṭe | śṛṇvé vīró vindámāno vásūni mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
महती (विस्तीर्ण) सत्ता, एकत्र भेटणाऱ्या दोन चषकांसह सम्यक् संयोगाने चालते; त्याची दोन्ही वसु (धन-रत्ने) आत स्थापित आहेत. वीर ऐकतो, वसु मिळवीत—देवांचे एकच महान असुरत्व, तीच एक असुर-शक्ती.
Word by Word
महीthe great (one); the mighty (goddess/earth)
मही:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) < मह् ‘महत्त्वे/वृद्धौ’
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ऐरचत्sang/intoned
ऐरचत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootऋच् (धातु) ‘स्तुतौ/गाने’ (Vedic: ‘to sing/chant’)
चम्वाwith the ladle/cup (soma-vessel)
चम्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचमू (प्रातिपदिक)
समीचीthe well-directed/straight (one)
समीची:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
उभेboth (two)
उभे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
वसुनाwith wealth/good (thing)
वसुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into; firmly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ऋष्टेhas been driven/thrust (set in motion)
ऋष्टे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/ऋष्ट् (धातु) ‘क्षेपणे/प्रहरणे’ (Vedic: ‘to thrust/drive’)
शृण्वेis heard / listens
शृण्वे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) ‘श्रवणे’
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
विन्दमानःfinding, obtaining
विन्दमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु) ‘लाभे/विन्दने’ → विन्दमान (शतृ/शानच्)
वसूनिwealths, good things
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great (thing), greatness
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वम्lordship, asura-power
असुरत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व (प्रातिपदिक) < असुर + त्व
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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