Rig Veda 1.159.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 159, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.159
Rishi: As RV 1.159
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī and their offspring-powers (cosmic functions)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते सूनवः स्वपसः सुदंससो मही जज्ञुर्मातरा पूर्वचित्तये । स्थातुश्च सत्यं जगतश्च धर्मणि पुत्रस्य पाथः पदमद्वयाविनः ॥
Transliteration
té sū́naváḥ svápasaḥ su-dáṃsaso mahī́ jajñur mātárā pū́rva-cittaye | sthātúś ca satyáṃ jágatas ca dhármaṇi putrásya pā́thaḥ padám ádvayāvinaḥ ||
Translation
ते सूनवः स्वपसः सु-दंससो महान्तौ मातृभ्यां जज्ञाते पूर्वचित्तये। तौ स्थातुश्च सत्यं जगतश्च धर्मं न्यधत्ताम्; पुत्राय पाथः पदम् अद्वयाविनः विवृणुताम्।
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूनवःsons
सूनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक) < √सू (प्रसव/जनन)
स्वपसःof good work / well-working
स्वपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वपस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + अपस् ‘कार्य/कर्म’)
सुदंससःof good prowess / wondrously mighty
सुदंससः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदंसस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + दंसस् ‘शक्ति/कौशल/अद्भुतकर्म’)
महीthe great one (Earth)
मही:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्’ भाव) अथवा स्त्री. ‘महान्’
जज्ञुःthey begot / generated
जज्ञुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि/जनने)
मातरौthe two mothers
मातरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातर् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वचित्तयेfor the primeval intention / for forethought
पूर्वचित्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + चित्ति ‘चेतना/विचार/उद्देश्य’)
स्थातुःof the standing one / of what is fixed
स्थातुः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्थातृ/स्थातु (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था ‘स्थाने’ से) अथवा √स्था-तुमुन् ‘स्थातुम्’ (परन्तु अत्र षष्ठी)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सत्यम्truth / the true (order)
सत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √अस् ‘to be’
जगतःof the moving world
जगतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् ‘गत्यर्थ’ से ‘चलत्’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धर्मणिin the law / in the established order
धर्मणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘धारणे’
पुत्रस्यof the son
पुत्रस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पाथःpath / course
पाथः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाथस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ्/पाथ’ ‘मार्ग’)
पदम्footstep / place
पदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक) < √पद् ‘गत्यर्थ/पदे’
अद्वयाविनःof the non-dual one / of him who is without a second
अद्वयाविनः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्वयाविन् (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + द्वय ‘द्वैत’ + -आविन् ‘युक्त/धारिन्’)
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