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Rig Veda 10.129.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 129, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.129

Rishi: Prajāpati Parameṣṭhin (traditionally ascribed for RV 10.129, Nā́sadīya)
Devata: Bhāva/Abhāva and the One (tad ekam) as the implicit absolute; not a single anthropomorphic devatā
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

नासदासीन्नो सदासीत्तदानीं नासीद्रजो नो व्योमा परो यत् । किमावरीवः कुह कस्य शर्मन्नम्भः किमासीद्गहनं गभीरम् ॥

nāsád āsīn no sád āsīt tadānī́ṃ nā́sīd rájo no vyòma paró yát | kim ā́varīvaḥ kúha kásya śármann ámbhaḥ kím āsīd gáhanaṃ gabhīrám ||

అప్పుడు అసత్ లేదు, సత్ లేదు; ఆ సమయంలో అంతరిక్షం లేదు, దాని పైన దూర స్వర్గమూ లేదు. అన్నిటినీ కప్పింది ఏమి—ఎక్కడ, ఎవరి ఆశ్రయంలో? అది అంభస్—ఘనమైన, గూఢమైన, గంభీరమైన—మహా జలప్రళయమా?

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
असत्non-being, the unreal
असत्:
Kartā (with āsīt)
TypeNoun
Rootअसत् (a-sat < √अस्)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
indeed/and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सत्being, the real
सत्:
Kartā (with āsīt)
TypeNoun
Rootसत् (< √अस्)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
तत्that
तत्:
Adhikaraṇa (deictic reference to the state/time) / (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
आनीम्then, at that time
आनीम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआनीम्
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
रजःspace/atmospheric region, dust-haze
रजः:
Kartā (with āsīt)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
व्योमाsky, expanse
व्योमा:
Kartā (with āsīt)
TypeNoun
Rootव्योमन्
परोbeyond, farther
परो:
Adhikaraṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
यत्which/that (relative)
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (relative reference)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
किम्what?
किम्:
Kartā/Karma (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
आवरीवःcovering, enclosure
आवरीवः:
Kartā/Karma (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootआवरीवस्
कुहwhere?
कुह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुह
कस्यof whom/whose
कस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
शर्मन्in shelter/protection
शर्मन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्
अम्भःwater, flood, primeval waters
अम्भः:
Kartā/Karma (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootअम्भस्
किम्what?
किम्:
Kartā/Karma (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
गहनम्dense, impenetrable
गहनम्:
Kartā/Karma (predicative)
TypeAdjective
Rootगहन
गभीरम्deep
गभीरम्:
Kartā/Karma (predicative)
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर

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