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Rig Veda 10.117.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 117, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.117

Devata: Didactic/visionary (enigmatic progression imagery; devatā not explicit)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verification required)

एकपाद्भूयो द्विपदो वि चक्रमे द्विपात्त्रिपादमभ्येति पश्चात् । चतुष्पादेति द्विपदामभिस्वरे सम्पश्यन्पङ्क्तीरुपतिष्ठमानः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.117.8

éka-pād bhū́yo dvi-pádo ví cakrame dvi-pā́t tri-pā́dam abhyéti paścā́t | catúṣ-pād eti dvi-padā́m abhi-svaré sáṃpaśyan paṅktī́r upa-tíṣṭhamānaḥ ||

Dari yang berkaki satu ia bergerak lagi menuju yang berkaki dua; dari yang berkaki dua ia mengekori dari belakang lalu mencapai yang berkaki tiga. Ia melangkah ke yang berkaki empat, bergema kembali kepada yang berkaki dua; melihat barisan-barisan yang tersusun, ia berdiri dekat dan mengambil tempatnya.

एकपात्one-footed (having one foot)
एकपात्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
भूयःagain; further; more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस् (प्रातिपदिक; भूरि/बहु-तुल्य ‘more, again’)
द्विपदःtwo-footed
द्विपदः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; forth; widely (prefixal)
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
चक्रमेstrode; stepped forth
चक्रमे:
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम्
द्विपात्two-footed
द्विपात्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिपादम्the three-footed (one)
त्रिपादम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग)
एतिgoes; approaches
एति:
TypeVerb
Root
पश्चात्afterwards; behind
पश्चात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
चतुष्पाद्four-footed
चतुष्पाद्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes; approaches
एति:
TypeVerb
Root
द्विपदाम्of the two-footed (beings)
द्विपदाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootद्वि + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिस्वरेin/at the call; at the sound (of invocation)
अभिस्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअभि + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्पश्यन्seeing; observing
सम्पश्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसम् + पश्य्
पङ्क्तीःrows; lines; groups (in fives)
पङ्क्तीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
उपतिष्ठमानःstanding near; attending; approaching in attendance
उपतिष्ठमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootउप + स्था

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