Rig Veda 10.56.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 56, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.56
Devata: Collective cosmic powers (Devāḥ/Pitaraḥ continuum) as world-orderers
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहोभिर्विश्वं परि चक्रमू रजः पूर्वा धामान्यमिता मिमानाः । तनूषु विश्वा भुवना नि येमिरे प्रासारयन्त पुरुध प्रजा अनु ॥
Transliteration
sáhobhir víśvaṃ pári cakramū́ rájaḥ pū́rvā dhā́māny ámitā mimā́nāḥ | tanū́ṣu víśvā bhúvanā ní yemire prā́sārayanta purudhā́ prajā́ ánu ||
Translation
सहोभिः विश्वं परि चक्रमुः रजः; पूर्वा धामानि अमिता मिमानाः। तनूषु विश्वा भुवनानि नि येमिरे; प्रासारयन्त पुरुधा प्रजा अनु।
Word by Word
सहोभिःwith powers/strengths
सहोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक) / सह (बल, शक्ति)
विश्वम्the whole (all)
विश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all around
परि:
उपसर्ग (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्रमुःthey strode/went (in circuits)
चक्रमुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम् (धातु) + च (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययात्मक ‘च’ here as preverb ‘च’ not; actually simple verb form)
रजःthe airy space/region (midspace)
रजः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वाformer/primeval
पूर्वा:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
धामानिabodes, stations, ordinances
धामानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमिताunmeasured, boundless
अमिता:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअमित (a- + मित, √मा ‘to measure’)
मिमानाःmeasuring out, allotting
मिमानाः:
कर्तृ (सहायक-क्रिया/विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√मा (माने/मापन) ; कर्तरि शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (वेदिक: शानच्)
तनूषुin (their) bodies
तनूषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनाworlds, beings, realms
भुवना:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; √भू)
निdown, into, within
नि:
उपसर्ग (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
येमिरेthey held/contained (within)
येमिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमे ‘to restrain/hold’) + नि (उपसर्ग)
प्रासारयन्तthey spread forth/extended
प्रासारयन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √सृ (सरणे) / causative stem ‘सारय-’ (प्रसारय-)
पुरुधabundantly, manifoldly
पुरुध:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुधा (अव्यय; ‘in many ways/much’), वैदिक रूप: पुरुध
प्रजाःcreatures, offspring
प्रजाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्र + √जन्)
अनुafter, along, in succession
अनु:
उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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