Rig Veda 3.53.15: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 15
Sukta 3.53
Rishi: Viśvāmitra / Viśvāmitras (hymn attribution); internal mention of Jamadagni lineage
Devata: Complex: Indra-hymn context; this verse foregrounds Sūrya’s daughter/Sasarparī as power of revelation
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ससर्परीरमतिं बाधमाना बृहन्मिमाय जमदग्निदत्ता । आ सूर्यस्य दुहिता ततान श्रवो देवेष्वमृतमजुर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
sasarparī́r ámatiṃ bā́dhamānā bṛhán mimāya jamádagni-dattā | ā́ sū́ryasya duhitā́ tatāna śrávo deveṣv amṛ́tam ajúryam ||
Translation
ससर्परीरमतिं बाधमाना बृहन्मिमाय जमदग्निदत्ता। आ सूर्यस्य दुहिता ततान श्रवो देवेष्वमृतमजुर्यम्॥
Word by Word
ससर्परीःSasarparī (a female being/name)
ससर्परीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootससर्परी- (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
अमतिम्folly, lack of right thought
अमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमति- (a- + मति-)
बाधमानाpressing, afflicting, driving away
बाधमाना:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु)
बृहन्the great (one/thing)
बृहन्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
मिमायmeasured out, fashioned
मिमाय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मिमाते; ‘to measure, form’)
जमदग्निदत्ता(she who is) given by Jamadagni / Jamadagni’s gift
जमदग्निदत्ता:
कर्तृ/विशेषणम्
TypeNoun
Rootजमदग्नि-दत्त (समास; दत्त < दा ‘to give’)
आtowards, unto
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यस्यof Sūrya
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
ततानstretched out, extended
ततान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतन् (धातु; ‘to stretch, extend’)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortal
अमृतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अजुर्यम्undecaying, unaging
अजुर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअजुर्य- (a- + जुर्य ‘decaying/aging’)
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