Rig Veda 6.48.22: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 22
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Cosmic principles (Dyāvā-Pṛthivī; Pṛśnī as Mother principle)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for 6.48 opening; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सकृद्ध द्यौरजायत सकृद्भूमिरजायत । पृश्न्या दुग्धं सकृत्पयस्तदन्यो नानु जायते ॥
Transliteration
sakṛ́d dha dyáur ajāyata sakṛ́d bhū́mir ajāyata | pṛ́śnyā dugdháṃ sakṛ́t páyas tád anyó nā́nu jāyate ||
Translation
एकदाच द्यौ (स्वर्ग) उत्पन्न झाला, एकदाच पृथ्वी उत्पन्न झाली. पृश्नीपासून एकदाच पोषण देणारे दूध दुहिले गेले. तो आद्य प्रसव पुन्हा अन्य रूपाने होत नाही—तोच सृष्टीचा अद्वितीय पाया आहे.
Word by Word
सकृत्once, one time
सकृत्:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) < *sakṛt*
हindeed, surely
ह:
Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
द्यौःthe sky (Dyaus)
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायतwas born, came into being
अजायत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) जनने
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
भूमिःthe earth
भूमिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायतwas born, came into being
अजायत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) जनने
पृश्न्याःof Pṛśni (the speckled cow / mother)
पृश्न्याः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपृश्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुग्धम्milk; that which is milked
दुग्धम्:
Karma (as ‘that which is milked’ / ‘milk’)
TypeParticiple/Adjective (used substantively)
Root√दुह् (दोग्धि) दोहने → दुग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
पयःmilk, sap
पयः:
Karma / Predicate-noun (apposition to दुग्धम्)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma / Anaphoric reference
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यःanother (one)
अन्यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
Negation particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अनुafter, following; in succession
अनु:
Preverb to जायते
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जायतेis born, arises
जायते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) जनने
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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