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Rig Veda 10.149.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 149, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.149

Devata: Savitṛ
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सविता यन्त्रैः पृथिवीमरम्णादस्कम्भने सविता द्यामदृंहत् । अश्वमिवाधुक्षद्धुनिमन्तरिक्षमतूर्ते बद्धं सविता समुद्रम् ॥

Transliteration

savitā́ yántraiḥ pṛthivī́m aramṇād askámbhane savitā́ dyā́m adṛṃhat | áśvam ivā́dhukṣad dhúnim antárikṣam atū́rte baddháṃ savitā́ samudrám ||

Translation

Savitṛ by his harnessing powers set the Earth in its right course; in the support he made firm the Heaven. Like a horse he milked out the surging mid-world; Savitṛ bound the ocean in the unassailable—establishing the ordered rhythms of existence.

Word by Word
सविताSavitar (the Impeller, Sun-god)
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √सू (प्रेरणे/प्रसवे)
यन्त्रैःwith (his) restraints/means, with instruments
यन्त्रैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अरम्णात्set/placed/firmly fixed
अरम्णात्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रम्/रम्ण् (स्थापने/निवेशने; वैदिक)
अस्कम्भनेin the (act/state of) propping/supporting; in the support
अस्कम्भने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअ-स्कम्भन (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्कम्भ् (स्तम्भने)
सविताSavitar
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven, sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अदृंहत्made firm, strengthened
अदृंहत्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृह् (दृंहणे/स्थिरीकरणे)
अश्वम्a horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अधुक्षत्milked/drew out
अधुक्षत्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दुह् (दोहने)
धुनिम्the roaring/whirling (flood), the surge
धुनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तरिक्षम्the midspace, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अतूर्तेin the unassailed/unyielding (realm)
अतूर्ते:
अधिकरण (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-तूर्त (प्रातिपदिक) < √तुर्/तॄ (हिंसने/अतिक्रमे)
बद्धम्bound, held fast
बद्धम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootबद्ध (कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त) < √बन्ध् (बन्धने)
सविताSavitar
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रम्the ocean, cosmic sea
समुद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
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