Mantra 40

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अप्स्वाऽसीन्मातरिश्वा प्रविष्टः प्रविष्टा देवाः सलिलान्यासन्॥ बृहन् ह तस्थौ रजसो विमानः पवमानो हरित आ विवेश

IAST Transliteration

apsv ā́sīn mātáriśvā́ práviṣṭaḥ práviṣṭā devā́ḥ salilā́ny āsan || bṛhán ha tasthau rájaso vimā́naḥ pávamāno haríta ā́ viveśa ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the waters was Mātariśvan entered; entered were the Gods—there were the floods. The Great One stood, measuring out the mid-air; self-purifying, with tawny beams/steeds he entered in.

Translation

ਅਪ੍ਸੁ (ਜਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ) ਮਾਤਰਿਸ਼ਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਸ਼ਟ ਸੀ; ਦੇਵਤਾ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਸ਼ਟ ਸਨ—ਉੱਥੇ ਸਲੀਲ (ਬਾੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਜਲ) ਸਨ। ਮਹਾਨ (ਬ੍ਰਿਹਨ) ਰਜਸः (ਮੱਧ-ਆਕਾਸ਼) ਨੂੰ ਮਾਪਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਖੜਾ ਰਿਹਾ; ਪਵਮਾਨ, ਹਰਿਤ (ਤਾਮ੍ਰ/ਹਰਿਤ ਕਿਰਣਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਵਾਂ) ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਅੰਦਰ ਦਾਖ਼ਲ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) → अप्सु (सप्तमी बहुवचन)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

• मातरिश्वा: Mātariśvan (a divine being; often connected with Vāyu/Agni)
• मातरिश्वा: कर्ता
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: मातरिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; देव/वायु-अग्नि-स्वरूप नाम)

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: कर्ता (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र-√विश् (प्रवेशने) → प्रविष्ट (क्त)

• प्रविष्टाः: having entered
• प्रविष्टाः: कर्ता (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र-√विश् (प्रवेशने) → प्रविष्ट (क्त)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• सलिलानि: waters, floods
• सलिलानि: अधिकारण (अर्थतः ‘जलरूपे’)/कर्म (पाठान्तर-व्याख्यायाम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

• बृहन्: great, lofty
• बृहन्: कर्ता (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ह: indeed
• ह: (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (निपात)

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति) → तस्थौ

• रजसः: of the space/atmosphere
• रजसः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विमानः: measuring out, traversing (the expanse)
• विमानः: कर्ता (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मान (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माप्/मान’ से) / विमान (विशेषण)

• पवमानः: purifying, flowing (as the purifier)
• पवमानः: कर्ता
• Type: Participle
• Root: √पू (पवते; शोधने/पवने) → पवमान (शतृ)

• हरितः: the tawny ones (often: steeds/rays)
• हरितः: कर्ता/सहचारी (अर्थतः ‘हरितः’ = हरितवर्णा अश्वाः/रश्मयः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरित् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, into
• आ: (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√विश् (प्रवेशने)

Attribution

Rishi: Variable (AVŚ 10.8 anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Mātariśvan / Pavamāna (purifying principle); immanent Devas

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas + continuation; AV often flexible here)

Mantra Rasa

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