Rig Veda 1.144.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 144, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.144
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya (traditional)
Devata: Agni (timeless fire; served by paired powers often read as Heaven-Earth or Day-Night)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यमीं द्वा सवयसा सपर्यतः समाने योना मिथुना समोकसा । दिवा न नक्तं पलितो युवाजनि पुरू चरन्नजरो मानुषा युगा ॥
Transliteration
yám īṃ dvā́ sá-vayasā saparyátaḥ samā́ne yónā mithunā́ samókasā | divā́ ná náktaṃ palitó yúvā́jani purū́ cárann ájaro mā́nuṣā yugā́ ||
Translation
Him two equal powers serve, born together from one womb, a paired couple dwelling in one home. Like Day and Night, he is at once ancient and ever-young; moving through many paths, he is ageless across the human ages.
Word by Word
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
द्वाtwo
द्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
सवयसाwith equal age / of the same age
सवयसा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसवयस् (प्रातिपदिक) < स- + वयस्
सपर्यतःworshipping, serving
सपर्यतः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसपर्य् (धातु) / सपर्या (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
समानेin the same
समाने:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक)
योनाwomb, source, abode
योना:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
मिथुनाa paired couple, the two together
मिथुना:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
समोकसाsharing the same dwelling/home
समोकसा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसमोकस् (प्रातिपदिक) < सम् + ओकस्
दिवाby day
दिवा:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
नक्तम्at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootनक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
पलितःgrey(-haired), hoary
पलितः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपलित (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाजनिःhaving youthful birth / ever-young in origin
युवाजनिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवा-जनि (समास-प्रातिपदिक) < युवा + जनि
पुरूmuch, widely
पुरू:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
चरन्moving, roaming
चरन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootचर् (धातु)
अजरःunaging
अजरः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + जर
मानुषाhuman
मानुषा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
युगाages, yugas
युगा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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