Rig Veda 10.25.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 25, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.25
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पशुं नः सोम रक्षसि पुरुत्रा विष्ठितं जगत् । समाकृणोषि जीवसे वि वो मदे विश्वा सम्पश्यन्भुवना विवक्षसे ॥
Transliteration
paśúṃ naḥ soma rakṣasi puru-trā́ ví-sthitaṃ jágat | sam-ā́kṛṇoṣi jīváse ví vo máde víśvā sam-páśyan bhúvanā vivákṣase ||
Translation
यथा गोपा पशून् रक्षति, तथा नः सोम बहुधा विष्ठिते जगति रक्षसि। जीवसे नः समाकृणोषि; तव मदे विश्वानि भुवनानि सम्पश्यन् अस्माकं भावं विवक्षसे—विस्तारयसि पूर्णताम्।
Word by Word
पशुम्cattle; a beast (as the protected object)
पशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षसिyou protect
रक्षसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष्
पुरुत्राin many places; widely
पुरुत्रा:
अधिकारण (देश/विस्तार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (अव्यय)
विष्ठितम्set/placed; established
विष्ठितम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Root√स्था (वि- + स्था) → विष्ठित- (कृदन्त)
जगत्the moving world; the living creation
जगत्:
कर्म (apposition to पशुम्)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्- (प्रातिपदिक; from √गम् with reduplication/derivation)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आकृणोषिyou make; you effect
आकृणोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (आ-)
जीवसेfor living; for life
जीवसे:
प्रयोजन (सम्प्रदान-तुल्य)
TypeVerbal noun (purpose)
Root√जीव् → जीवस्- (दातिव/infinitival dative)
विapart; forth; distinctly
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःof you (pl.); your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मदेin exhilaration; in intoxication (rapture)
मदे:
अधिकारण (भाव/अवस्था)
TypeNoun
Rootमद- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाall (things)
विश्वा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्पश्यन्seeing fully; beholding
सम्पश्यन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण of implied ‘त्वम्’)
TypeParticiple
Root√पश् (सम्-)
भुवनाworlds; beings; realms
भुवना:
कर्म (object of ‘सम्पश्यन्’)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
विवक्षसेyou wish/intend to speak; you utter distinctly
विवक्षसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वि-)
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