Mantra 5
Rishi: Puruṣa-sūkta tradition
Devata: Puruṣa (with Virāj as creative principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ततो॑ वि॒राड॑जायत वि॒राजो॒ अधि॒ पूरु॑षः । स जा॒तो अत्य॑रिच्यत प॒श्चाद्भूमि॒मथो॑ पु॒रः
Transliteration
táto virā́ḍ ajāyata virā́jo ádhi púruṣaḥ | sá jā́to áty aricyata paścā́d bhū́mim átho púraḥ
Translation
Thence sprang Virāj, and from Virāj was born Purusha. When born, he overpassed the earth behind and likewise in front.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ततः । विराट् । अजायत । विराटः । अधि । पुरुषः । सः । जातः । अति । अरिच्यत । पश्चात् । भूमिम् । अथो इति । पुरः
Word by Word
ततःthereupon; from that
ततः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्) अव्यय
विराट्Virāj (the cosmic metre/expanse)
विराट्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविराज् (प्रातिपदिक) / विराट्
अजायतwas born; came into being
अजायत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते)
विराजःfrom Virāj
विराजः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootविराज् (प्रातिपदिक) / विराट्
अधिupon; over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
पूरुषःthe Puruṣa (Cosmic Person)
पूरुषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जातःhaving been born; born
जातः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् + क्त (जात)
अतिbeyond; exceedingly
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
अरिच्यतsurpassed; extended beyond
अरिच्यत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रिच् (रिणक्ति/रिच्यते) + अति-
पश्चात्behind; afterwards
पश्चात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात्
भूमिम्the earth
भूमिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen; also
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
पुरःin front; before
पुरः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
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