Mantra 11
Rishi: Not specified in the excerpt; within Vājasaneyin riddle-cycle tradition.
Devata: Enigmatic/cosmic forms (to be identified in the following mantra).
Chandas: Not securely determinable; prose-like riddle cadence.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
का स्वि॑दासीत्पू॒र्वचि॑त्ति॒: किᳪ स्वि॑दासीद् बृ॒हद्वय॑: । का स्वि॑दासीत्पिलिप्पि॒ला का स्वि॑दासीत्पिशङ्गि॒ला
Transliteration
kā́ svíd āsīt pūrvácittiḥ kíṃ svíd āsīd bṛhádvayaḥ | kā́ svíd āsīt pilippilā́ kā́ svíd āsīt piśaṅgilā́
Translation
แท้จริงแล้ว อะไรคือปัญญาแรกเริ่ม? แท้จริงแล้ว อะไรคือวิหคอันยิ่งใหญ่? แท้จริงแล้ว อะไรคือปิลิปปิลา (Pilippilā)? แท้จริงแล้ว อะไรคือปิศังคิลา (Piśaṅgilā)?
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
का । स्वित् । आसीत् । पूर्व-चित्तिः । किम् । स्वित् । आसीत् । बृहत्-वयः । का । स्वित् । आसीत् । पिलिप्पिला । का । स्वित् । आसीत् । पिशङ्गिला ।
Word by Word
काwhich? who? (fem.)
का:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वित्indeed? I wonder; perhaps (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
पूर्वचित्तिःthe former thought/intent; prior conception
पूर्वचित्तिः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-विशेषण/नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्व-चित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
किम्what?
किम्:
Kartā (प्रश्नवाचक) / Karma (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वित्indeed? I wonder
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
बृहद्वयःgreat vigor/strength (lit. great ‘vayas’)
बृहद्वयः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-विशेषण/नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootबृहद्-वयस्/वयः (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वयः’ = बल/यौवन/विगोर)
काwhich? who? (fem.)
का:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वित्indeed? I wonder
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
पिलिप्पिलाPilipilā (a named being/creature; proper name)
पिलिप्पिला:
Kartā (नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootपिलिप्पिला (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
काwhich? who? (fem.)
का:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वित्indeed? I wonder
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
पिशङ्गिलाPiśaṅgilā (the tawny/reddish one; proper name)
पिशङ्गिला:
Kartā (नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootपिशङ्गिला (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पिशङ्ग’ से व्युत्पन्न, नाम/विशेषण)
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PrajāpatiS
Sūrya (Āditya)V
VāyuV
VācRitual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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