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Rig Veda 3.38.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 38, Mantra 9

Sukta 3.38

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra and allied paired powers (dual address); verse centers on svasti and māyā-formation
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युवं प्रत्नस्य साधथो महो यद्दैवी स्वस्तिः परि णः स्यातम् । गोपाजिह्वस्य तस्थुषो विरूपा विश्वे पश्यन्ति मायिनः कृतानि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.38.9
Transliteration

yuváṁ pratnásya sādhatho mahó yád daivī́ svastíḥ pári ṇaḥ syātam | gopā́jihvasya tásthuṣo vírūpā víśve paśyanti māyínaḥ kṛtā́ni ||

Translation

Kamu berdua menyempurnakan kebesaran purba itu, agar kesejahteraan ilahi mengelilingi kami. Tentang dia yang teguh, yang berlidah penjaga, para māyin—para penguasa pembentukan—melihat segala rupa yang beraneka, yang telah dijadikan.

Word by Word
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नस्यof the ancient (one/rite)
प्रत्नस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
साधथःyou two accomplish
साधथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् (साधयति/साधते)
महोthe great (deed/thing)
महो:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (relative) / सम्बन्ध
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
दैवीdivine
दैवी:
कर्तृ (of ‘स्वस्तिः’) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवी (देव-सम्बद्ध विशेषण) < देव
स्वस्तिःwell-being, blessing
स्वस्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all around
परि:
उपसर्ग/सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootपरि
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us / of us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्यातम्may you two be
स्यातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू)
गोपाthe cowherd, protector
गोपा:
कर्तृ (of ‘पश्यन्ति’) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक) < गो + √पा (पालने)
जिह्वस्यof the tongue
जिह्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थुषःof the standing/abiding (one)
तस्थुषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) → तस्थुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, perf. act. ptc.)
विरूपाःof various forms
विरूपाः:
कर्तृ (of ‘पश्यन्ति’) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दर्शने)
मायिनःthe possessors of māyā, the crafty/skillful
मायिनः:
कर्तृ (apposition to ‘विश्वे’) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < माया
कृतानिthe deeds done, the created works
कृतानि:
कर्म (of ‘पश्यन्ति’)
TypeParticiple (used as noun)
Root√कृ (करणे) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, past pass. ptc.)
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