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Rig Veda 8.42.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 42, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.42

Devata: Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अस्तभ्नाद्द्यामसुरो विश्ववेदा अमिमीत वरिमाणं पृथिव्याः । आसीदद्विश्वा भुवनानि सम्राड्विश्वेत्तानि वरुणस्य व्रतानि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.42.1
Transliteration

ástabhnād dyā́m ásuro viśvá-vedā́ amímīta varimā́ṇaṃ pṛthivyā́ḥ | ā́sīdad viśvā́ bhúvanāni sam-rā́ḍ viśvét tā́ni váruṇasya vratā́ni ||

Translation

Asura, Yang Maha Mengetahui, menegakkan langit dan mengukur keluasan bumi. Sebagai raja semesta ia bersemayam di segala alam; semuanya ini ialah hukum-hukum (vrata) Varuṇa, tatanan yang benar.

Word by Word
अस्तभ्नात्(he) propped up / supported
अस्तभ्नात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तभ् (स्तम्भने) + आ-
द्याम्the heaven (sky)
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
असुरःthe Asura (lordly one)
असुरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववेदाःall-knowing
विश्ववेदाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्व-वेदस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अमिमीतmeasured out
अमिमीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मिमाते; ‘to measure’)
वरिमाणम्the breadth/extent
वरिमाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरिमन्/वरिमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
आसीत्was / came to be
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भुवि)
अद्विश्वाnot all (i.e., not the whole of)
अद्विश्वा:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्-विश्व (नञ्/अ- उपसर्गयुक्त; प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिthe worlds / beings / realms
भुवनानि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; from भू)
सम्राट्the sovereign ruler
सम्राट्:
Kartā (apposition to subject)
TypeNoun (title)
Rootसम्-राज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sovereign’)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतानिordinances / laws / vows
व्रतानि:
Kartā (predicate-nominative with implied ‘are’)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
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