Rig Veda 1.152.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 152, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.152
Rishi: Māmateya (traditional)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपादेति प्रथमा पद्वतीनां कस्तद्वां मित्रावरुणा चिकेत । गर्भो भारं भरत्या चिदस्य ऋतं पिपर्त्यनृतं नि तारीत् ॥
Transliteration
apā́d eti prathamā́ padvátīnāṃ kás tád vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā́ ciketā | gárbho bhāráṃ bharaty ā́ cid asya ṛtáṃ pipárty anṛ́taṃ ní tārīt ||
Translation
无足者却行进，居于一切有足者之先——谁能洞悉你们此理，密特拉与伐楼那啊？潜藏的胎胚负载其重；它充盈正法（ṛta），并将非正（anṛta）压伏而下。
Word by Word
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग) / अप (अव्यय)
आदेतिःthe going/approach
आदेतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइ (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
प्रथमाfirst
प्रथमा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
पद्वतीनाम्of the footed ones
पद्वतीनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपद्वती (प्रातिपदिक; पद् + वत्)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (contextual: addressed to the two) / Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Kartā (of चिकेट)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र + वरुण (देवनाम)
चिकेटhas perceived/knows
चिकेट:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु ‘to perceive/notice/understand’)
गर्भःthe embryo/womb
गर्भः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
भारम्the burden
भारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतिbears/carries
भरति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु ‘to bear/carry’)
आtowards/fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अस्यof this/its
अस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta (truth/order)
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
पिपर्तिfills/furthers
पिपर्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (धातु ‘to fill, to make full’)
अनृतम्untruth/disorder
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + ऋत)
निdown/away
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तारीत्carried across/overcame
तारीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु ‘to cross over; to overcome’)
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