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Rig Veda 8.58.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 58, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.58

Devata: Unity principle expressed through Agni/Sūrya/Uṣas (henotheistic/monistic insight)

एक एवाग्निर्बहुधा समिद्ध एकः सूर्यो विश्वमनु प्रभूतः । एकैवोषाः सर्वमिदं वि भात्येकं वा इदं वि बभूव सर्वम् ॥

éka evā́gnir bahudhā́ samíddha ékaḥ sū́ryo víśvam ánu prá-bhūtaḥ | ekaívóṣāḥ sárvam idáṃ ví bhāti ékaṃ vā́ idáṃ ví babhūva sárvam ||

One indeed is Agni, though kindled in many ways; one is the Sun who becomes manifest through all. One is Dawn who illumines all this; one indeed has all this become in its varied forms.

एकःone (single)
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Pronoun-like numeral
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
बहुधाin many ways, manifoldly
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा (अव्यय; बहु + धा)
समिद्धःkindled, lit
समिद्धः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् अग्नेः)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त)
एकःone
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Pronoun-like numeral
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यःSun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वम्all, the whole (universe)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after; in accordance with
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रभूतःarisen, come forth; manifest
प्रभूतः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् सूर्यस्य)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootप्र-भू (धातु) → प्रभूत (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त)
एकाone
एका:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (feminine)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
उषाःUṣas; Dawn
उषाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वम्all, everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (सर्वम् इदम् = ‘all this’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth; widely
वि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भातिshines
भाति:
— (अकर्मक; कर्ता = उषाः)
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)
एकम्one (single reality/thing)
एकम्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor; indeed (emphatic/alternative)
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Kartā (सह ‘एकम्’—apposition)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth
वि:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
बभूवbecame, came to be
बभूव:
— (अकर्मक; कर्ता = एकम् इदम्)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सर्वम्all (everything)
सर्वम्:
Karma/Predicate-nominative (फल/परिणामः)
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

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