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Mantra 21

Sukta 8

अपादग्रे समभवत् सो अग्रे स्व१राभरत्। चतुष्पाद् भूत्वा भोग्यः सर्वमादत्त भोजनम्

apā́d ágre sám abhavat só ágre svàḥ ā́bharat | catúṣpād bhūtvā́ bhogyáḥ sárvam ā́datta bhójanam ||

Footless at first he came to be; he at the first brought heaven’s light. Becoming four-footed, meet for enjoyment, he took to himself all food for eating.

Thoạt đầu, không chân mà sinh; ngay từ đầu, người đã mang ánh sáng của trời đến. Trở thành bốn chân, xứng đáng để thụ hưởng, người thu lấy mọi thứ làm lương thực để ăn.

अ॒पाद॑without feet; footless
अ॒पाद॑:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअ-पाद (पाद-प्रातिपदिकस्य नञ्-पूर्वकः समास/उपपद) अथवा अव्ययीभावः
अग्रे॒in the beginning; at first
अग्रे॒:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अभवत्became; came into being
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सःhe; that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रे॒in the beginning
अग्रे॒:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःheaven; the sky-world
स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक; द्युलोकवाचक)
towards; unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अभरत्bore; brought; carried
अभरत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
चतुष्पाद्four-footed
चतुष्पाद्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुष्पाद् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः: चत्वारः पादाः यस्य)
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerbal derivative
Rootभू (धातु)
भोग्यः॒fit to be enjoyed; enjoyer/one to be enjoyed
भोग्यः॒:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभोग्य (प्रातिपदिक; √भुज्/भोग ‘to enjoy’ से निष्पन्न)
सर्वम्all; the whole
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
unto; completely
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अदत्तtook; seized; appropriated
अदत्त:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) [अत्र ‘आ-दा’ = ‘to take’]
भोजनम्food; nourishment
भोजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन (प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् ‘to eat/enjoy’)

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition (uncertain specific attribution).

Devata: Cosmic Person/Principle (proto-Puruṣa/Prajāpati-like), and Puṣṭi (nourishment) implicitly.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like, with irregularities.

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