Rig Veda 10.187.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 187, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.187
Devata: Agnic/solar omnivision (Jātavedas/Agni as knower of births; or Savitṛ-like vision-power).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो विश्वाभि विपश्यति भुवना सं च पश्यति । स नः पर्षदति द्विषः ॥
Transliteration
yó víśvā́bhi ví-paśyati bhúvanā sám ca páśyati | sá naḥ párṣad áti dvíṣaḥ ||
Translation
He who beholds all things from every side and sees the worlds in their gathered unity—may he carry us beyond the hostile powers.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता; यः = सः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (विश्- ‘all’)
अभिtowards, over, upon
अभि:
उपसर्ग/दिशा-सम्बन्धः (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
विपश्यतिsees distinctly, beholds
विपश्यति:
क्रिया (कर्तरि)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्) ‘to see’ + उपसर्ग वि-
भुवनानिworlds, beings/realms
भुवनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (√भू ‘to be’ से निष्पन्न)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
उपसर्ग/सम्यक्-भावः (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable (conjunction)
Rootच
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
क्रिया (कर्तरि)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्) ‘to see’
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (अर्थे ‘अस्मभ्यम्’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पर्षत्may he carry (us) across; may he save
पर्षत्:
क्रिया (प्रार्थना/विधि)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (पारयति/पर्षति) ‘to carry across, save’
अतिacross, beyond
अति:
उपसर्ग/अतिक्रमण-भावः
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअति
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म (अतिक्रम्य/पर्यतिक्रम्य)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक: द्विष्/द्विष्- ‘enemy, hater’)
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