Mantra 41

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उत्तरेणेव गायत्रीममृतेऽधि वि चक्रमे । साम्ना ये साम संविदुरजस्तद् ददृशे क्वऽ

IAST Transliteration

uttáreṇeva gāyatrī́m amṛ́te ’dhí ví cakrame | sā́mnā ye sā́ma saṃvidúr rájas tád dadṛśe kvà ’ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As though beyond, the Gāyatrī hath strode forth upon immortality. By chant—those who know the chant—was that mid-space beheld: where is it?

Translation

Như thể vượt qua phía bên kia, Gāyatrī đã sải bước lên trên cõi bất tử. Nhờ lời tụng Sāman—bởi những người biết lời tụng—cõi trung không ấy được nhìn thấy: nó ở đâu?

Word by Word

• उत्तरेण: to the north/above; beyond
• उत्तरेण: Adhikaraṇa (directional/locative sense)
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially/indeclinably)
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: as if; like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (metre/chant)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमृते: in/within immortality; in the deathless (realm)
• अमृते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon; over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वि: apart; forth; widely (intensifier)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• चक्रमे: strode/stepped forth; advanced
• चक्रमे: Kartā (implicit subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)

• साम्ना: with a Sāman-chant; by song
• साम्ना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• साम: the Sāman (chant)
• साम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• संविदुः: have known; have understood
• संविदुः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• अजः: the Unborn (Ajá)
• अजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ददृशे: was seen; appeared
• ददृशे: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)

• क्व: where?
• क्व: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (निपात)

Attribution

Rishi: Variable (AVŚ 10.8 anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Gāyatrī / Sāman (deified speech); amṛta as goal-realm

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh with explicit reference to Gāyatrī (metapoetic)

Mantra Rasa

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