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Rig Veda 3.53.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 8

Sukta 3.53

Rishi: Viśvāmitra (Kauśika)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

रूपंरूपं मघवा बोभवीति मायाः कृण्वानस्तन्वं परि स्वाम् । त्रिर्यद्दिवः परि मुहूर्तमागात्स्वैर्मन्त्रैरनृतुपा ऋतावा ॥

Transliteration

rūpáṃ-rūpaṃ maghávā bobhavīti māyā́ḥ kṛṇvānáḥ tanvàṃ pari svā́m | trír yád diváḥ pari muhūrtám ā́gāt sváir mantráir anṛtupā́ ṛtā́vā ||

Translation

Rupa demi rupa Sang Pemurah (Maghavā) menjadi, membentuk tubuhnya sendiri dengan māyā—daya ukuran penciptaan. Tiga kali ia mengelilingi langit dalam sekelip mata, dengan mantra-mantranya sendiri—penjaga daripada ketidakteraturan, penegak ṛta, Tertib-Kebenaran.

Word by Word
रूपम्form, shape
रूपम्:
कर्म (बोभवीति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
रूपम्form (again: ‘form after form’)
रूपम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवाthe bountiful one (Indra)
मघवा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण/नाम)
बोभवीतिkeeps becoming / assumes
बोभवीति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
मायाःmagic powers, artifices
मायाः:
कर्म (कृण्वानः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वानःdoing, fashioning
कृण्वानः:
कर्तृ (बोभवीति-क्रियायाः सह)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु)
तन्वम्body, self
तन्वम्:
कर्म (परि इत्यनेन सह)
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वाम्his own
स्वाम्:
कर्म (तन्वम् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिस् (संख्याशब्द)
यत्when; that
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
दिवःof heaven; from the sky
दिवः:
अपादान/सम्बन्ध (परि इत्यनेन ‘from/around heaven’ भावः)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (अव्यय)
मुहूर्तम्a moment, a short time
मुहूर्तम्:
अधिकारण (काल-अधिकारण; ‘for a moment’)
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
आगात्came, arrived
आगात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
स्वैःwith his own
स्वैः:
करण
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्त्रैःwith (sacred) formulas, chants
मन्त्रैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अनृतुपाःnot bound to fixed seasons/times; irregular (in time)
अनृतुपाः:
कर्तृ (समूहः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनृतुपा (प्रातिपदिक; न-ऋतु-पा ‘not keeping to season/order’)
ऋतावाthe one possessing ṛta (cosmic order); the righteous/true one
ऋतावा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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