Rig Veda 2.35.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 8
Sukta 2.35
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for Mandala 2; RV 2.35 is in Gṛtsamada collection)
Devata: Apāṃ Napāt (the Child/Son of the Waters; radiant fire in the waters)
Chandas: Jagatī (RV 2.35 often uses Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mix; this verse is commonly read as Jagatī by cadence/length)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो अप्स्वा शुचिना दैव्येन ऋतावाजस्र उर्विया विभाति । वया इदन्या भुवनान्यस्य प्र जायन्ते वीरुधश्च प्रजाभिः ॥
Transliteration
yó apsv ā́ śúcinā daivyéna ṛtā́vāj asrá urviyā́ ví-bhāti | vayā́ íd anyā́ bhúvanāny asya prá jāyante vīrúdhaś ca prajā́bhiḥ ||
Translation
यः अप्सु दैव्येन शुचिना विभाति, ऋतावाजस्रः उर्विया विभाति; तस्माद् एव अन्यानि भुवनानि प्रजायन्ते, वयांसि च, वीरुधश्च प्रजाभिः सह।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शुचिनाwith the pure (radiance/brightness)
शुचिना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
दैव्येनwith the divine (power/light)
दैव्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < देव
ऋतावाजस्रःthe truth-impelling/ṛta-driven (one), ever-strong
ऋतावाजस्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावाजस्र (प्रातिपदिक; समासः) = ऋत + वाजस्र
उर्वियाःwith/through the wide expanse
उर्वियाः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
विभातिshines forth; appears
विभाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भा (भा दीप्तौ)
वयाःbirds; winged creatures
वयाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) < इद्
अन्याःother (fem. pl.)
अन्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिworlds; beings; realms
भुवनानि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक) < √भू
अस्यof him; of this one
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जायन्तेare born; arise
जायन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे)
वीरुधःplants; herbs
वीरुधः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
प्रजाभिःwith offspring; with progeny
प्रजाभिः:
Karaṇa (सह/समेत-अर्थे) अथवा सहकारक-भावः
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + √जन्)
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