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Rig Veda 3.55.15: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 15

Sukta 3.55

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: The discriminating sovereignty of Ṛta that distinguishes straight vs divergent movements
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

पदे इव निहिते दस्मे अन्तस्तयोरन्यद्गुह्यमाविरन्यत् । सध्रीचीना पथ्या सा विषूची महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥

padé iva níhite dasmé antás táyor anyád gúhyam āvír anyát | sadhrīcīnā́ pathyā́ sā́ víṣūcī mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||

ดุจรอยเท้าสองรอยที่วางไว้ภายในสิ่งอัศจรรย์ ในสองนั้น รอยหนึ่งเร้นลับ อีกหนึ่งปรากฏชัด หนึ่งคือหนทางตรงไปในทิศเดียวกัน อีกหนึ่งคือหนทางแยกออกต่างทิศ—สิ่งหนึ่งนั้นคืออธิปไตยอันไพศาลของเหล่าเทวะ เป็นพลังอสุระ (Asura) อันเดียวเดียว

प॒देin (two) footprints/steps
प॒दे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपद-
इवas, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
निहितेplaced, deposited
निहिते:
विशेषण (अधिकारणसंबद्ध)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootनि-धा (√धा)
दस्मेwondrous, marvelous
दस्मे:
विशेषण (पदे/निहिते)
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म-
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable (Adverb/Preverb)
Rootअन्तर्
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
अन्यत्one (of the two), the other
अन्यत्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य-
गुह्यम्hidden, secret
गुह्यम्:
विशेषण (अन्यत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य- (√गुह्/गूह् ‘to hide’)
आविःopenly, manifestly
आविः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस्
अन्यत्the other (one)
अन्यत्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य-
सध्रीचीनाःgoing together, convergent, in the same direction
सध्रीचीनाः:
विशेषण (पथ्याः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसध्रीचीन- (सध्रीच् + -ईन)
पथ्याःpaths, courses
पथ्याः:
कर्तृ (वर्ण्य-वस्तु)
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootपथ्या- (पथ्य/पथ्यā)
साthat (one), she/it
सा:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
विषूचीdivergent, going apart
विषूची:
विशेषण (सा)
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootविषूची-
महत्great
महत्:
विशेष्य/विशेषण (असुरत्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (मह्)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
असुरत्वम्asura-hood; lordly power/sovereignty
असुरत्वम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeAbstract Noun
Rootअसुरत्व- (असुर + -त्व)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
विशेषण (असुरत्वम्)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक-

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