Rig Veda 3.55.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 9
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Messenger-power (implicitly Agni as dūta) under the one divine sovereignty
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि वेवेति पलितो दूत आस्वन्तर्महाँश्चरति रोचनेन । वपूंषि बिभ्रदभि नो वि चष्टे महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
ní veveti palitó dūtá āsv antár mahā́ṁś cárati rocanéna | vapū́ṃṣi bíbhrad abhí no ví caṣṭe mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
పలితుడు—ప్రాచీన దూత—ప్రవాహాల అంతరంలో వేగంగా దూసుకుపోతాడు; మహానై రోచన (దీప్త లోకం)లో సంచరిస్తాడు. అనేక రూపాలను ధరించి, వివేకంతో మాపై దృష్టి వేస్తాడు—దేవుల యొక్క ఒకటే మహత్తర అసురత్వం (ప్రభుత్వం).
Word by Word
निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
वेवेतिkeeps moving; speeds along
वेवेति:
Kartā (with implied subject)
TypeVerb
Root√वेव्/√वी (intensive of √वी ‘to go, move, hasten’)
पलितःgrey; hoary
पलितः:
Kartā (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootपलित (prātipadika)
दूतःmessenger
दूतः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (prātipadika)
आtowards; unto (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
स्वin/among his own (domain); at home
स्व:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (prātipadika)
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (prātipadika/avyaya)
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चरतिmoves; wanders
चरति:
(with subject) Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
रोचनेनwith/through the shining realm; by light
रोचनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन (prātipadika)
वपूँषिforms; bodies; appearances
वपूँषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (prātipadika)
बिभ्रत्bearing; carrying
बिभ्रत्:
Kartā (qualifying the subject)
TypeParticiple
Root√भृ
अभिtowards; over; upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (prātipadika)
विapart; distinctly (as preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
चष्टेsees; beholds; makes visible
चष्टे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चक्ष्
महत्the great (thing); greatness
महत्:
Karma (as predicate-object with ‘चष्टे’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (prātipadika)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
असुरत्वम्lordship; asura-power (sovereign might)
असुरत्वम्:
Karma (in apposition to ‘महत्’)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व (prātipadika)
एकम्one; unique
एकम्:
Karma (qualifying ‘असुरत्वम्/महत्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (prātipadika)
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