Rig Veda 3.55.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: A unitary sovereign principle (asura-tvam ekam) expressed in paired imagery (king/mother)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समानो राजा विभृतः पुरुत्रा शये शयासु प्रयुतो वनानु । अन्या वत्सं भरति क्षेति माता महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
samānáḥ rājā́ ví-bhṛtaḥ puru-trā́ śáye śayā́su prá-yuto vánānu | anyā́ vátsaṃ bhárati kṣéti mātā́ mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
एकच राजा अनेक प्रकारे धारण केला जातो; तो शय्यास्थानी निजतो, वनांतून संचार करत राहतो. दुसरी वत्साला धारण करते; माता वास करून पोषण करते—देवांचे तेच एक महान् असुरत्व-बल आहे.
Word by Word
समानःthe same, identical
समानः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान- (प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking, ruler
राजा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विभृतःborne, carried; supported
विभृतः:
विशेषणम् (राज्ञः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootवि-√भृ (भृञ् धारणे)
पुरुत्राin many places, widely
पुरुत्रा:
अधिकरण (देश/विस्तार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (अव्यय)
शयेlies, rests
शये:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शी (शीङ् शयने)
शयासुon/among beds, resting-places
शयासु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘lying-place, bed’)
प्रयुतःyoked, joined, set in motion
प्रयुतः:
विशेषणम् (राज्ञः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootप्र-√यु (यु मिश्रणे/योजने) अथवा प्र-√युज् (युजँ योगे) — ‘युक्त/संयुक्त’ भावः
वनानुalong the forests, through the woods
वनानु:
अधिकरण/दिशा (गत्यर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable phrase (prep. + noun)
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वन- (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्याanother (female), the other one
अन्या:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सम्calf
वत्सम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतिbears, carries, supports
भरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ् धारणे)
क्षेतिdwells, stays
क्षेति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षि निवासे/क्षये) — ‘to dwell’
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ (क्षेति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great
महत्:
विशेषणम् (असुरत्वस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वम्asura-hood; lordly/sovereign power
असुरत्वम्:
कर्तृ/विधेय (समासवाक्ये)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसुरत्व- (असुर + त्व)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
विशेषणम् (असुरत्वस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
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