{
  "id": "rigveda/8.41.4",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/8.41.4/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "8.41.4",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Varuna",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "यः क॒कुभो॑ निधार॒यः पृ॑थि॒व्यामधि॑ दर्श॒तः स माता॑ पू॒र्व्यं प॒दं ।\nतद्वरु॑णस्य॒ सप्त्यं॒ स हि गो॒पा इ॒वेर्यो॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "yáḥ kakúbho nidhārayáḥ pṛthivyā́m ádhi darśatáḥ sá mā́tā pūrvyám padáṃ |\ntád váruṇasya sáptyaṃ sá hí gopā́ ivéryo nábhantām anyaké same ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "yaḥ",
      "meaning": "who",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kakubhaḥ",
      "meaning": "of the quarters, of the directions",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nidhārayaḥ",
      "meaning": "supporting, sustaining",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛthivyām",
      "meaning": "on the earth",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "adhi",
      "meaning": "upon",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "darśataḥ",
      "meaning": "radiant, visible",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātā",
      "meaning": "mother",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrvyam",
      "meaning": "ancient, first",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "padam",
      "meaning": "step, place",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tat",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varuṇasya",
      "meaning": "of Varuna",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saptyam",
      "meaning": "of the might, of the power",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "hi",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "gopāḥ",
      "meaning": "protector",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iva",
      "meaning": "as if",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iryaḥ",
      "meaning": "the wanderer, the moving one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "nabhantām",
      "meaning": "let them bow down",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "anyake",
      "meaning": "the other ones",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "same",
      "meaning": "all, every one",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जो दिशाओं को धारण करता है, पृथ्वी पर सबसे ऊपर दीप्तिमान है — वही माता है, उसका प्राचीन पद वही है। वह वरुण का बल है; वह निश्चय ही रक्षक है, मानो गतिशील (सूर्य) — अन्य सब झुक जाएँ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "திசைகளைத் தாங்குபவன், பூமியின் மேல் ஒளிர்பவன் — அவனே தாய்; அவனுடைய பழமையான பாதம் அதுவே. அது வருணனின் வலிமை; அவனே நிச்சயமாகக் காவலன், அசைவுள்ளவன் போல — மற்றவர்கள் தலை வணங்கட்டும்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "దిక్కులను ధరించేవాడు, భూమిపై ప్రకాశించేవాడు — అతడే తల్లి; అతని పురాతన పాదం అదే. అది వరుణుని బలం; అతడే నిశ్చయంగా రక్షకుడు, కదిలే సూర్యునిలా — మిగిలిన వారు వంగుదురుగాక.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವವನು, ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವವನು — ಅವನೇ ತಾಯಿ; ಅವನ ಪುರಾತನ ಪಾದವೂ ಅದೇ. ಅದು ವರುಣನ ಬಲ; ಅವನೇ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ರಕ್ಷಕ, ಚಲಿಸುವವನಂತೆ — ಉಳಿದವರು ತಲೆ ಬಾಗಲಿ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ദിക്കുകളെ താങ്ങുന്നവൻ, ഭൂമിയിൽ പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നവൻ — അവനാണ് അമ്മ; അവന്റെ പുരാതനമായ പദം അതുതന്നെ. അത് വരുണന്റെ ശക്തി; അവൻ തീർച്ചയായും രക്ഷകൻ, ചലിക്കുന്നവനെപ്പോലെ — മറ്റുള്ളവരെല്ലാം തല കുനിക്കട്ടെ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "যিনি দিকসমূহ ধারণ করেন, পৃথিবীর উপর দীপ্তিমান — তিনিই মাতা; তাঁর প্রাচীন পদ সেটাই। সেটি বরুণের বল; তিনিই নিশ্চয় রক্ষক, চলমানের মতো — অন্য সবাই নত হোক।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "जो दिशांना धारण करतो, पृथ्वीवर तेजस्वी आहे — तीच माता; त्याचे प्राचीन पद तेच. ते वरुणाचे बल आहे; तो निश्चितच रक्षक आहे, गतिमानासारखा — इतर सर्वांनी नमावे.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "જે દિશાઓને ધારણ કરે છે, પૃથ્વી પર તેજસ્વી છે — તે જ માતા છે; તેનું પ્રાચીન પદ તે જ છે. તે વરુણનું બળ છે; તે ખરેખર રક્ષક છે, ગતિશીલની જેમ — બાકીના સૌ નમી જાઓ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਜੋ ਦਿਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਹੈ; ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਪਦ ਉਹੀ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਵਰੁਣ ਦਾ ਬਲ ਹੈ; ਉਹ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਰੱਖਿਅਕ ਹੈ, ਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਵਾਂਗ — ਬਾਕੀ ਸਭ ਝੁਕ ਜਾਣ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଯେ ଦିଗମାନଙ୍କୁ ଧାରଣ କରେ, ପୃଥିବୀ ଉପରେ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ — ସେ ହିଁ ମାତା; ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ପଦ ସେ ହିଁ। ତାହା ବରୁଣଙ୍କ ବଳ; ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ରକ୍ଷକ, ଗତିଶୀଳ ପରି — ଅନ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତେ ନତ ହୁଅନ୍ତୁ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جو سمتوں کو سنبھالتا ہے، زمین پر چمکتا ہے — وہی ماں ہے؛ اُس کا قدیم قدم وہی ہے۔ وہ ورُن کی قوت ہے؛ وہ یقیناً محافظ ہے، گامزن کی مانند — باقی سب جھک جائیں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "He who supports the quarters, radiant upon the earth, is the mother; that is his ancient step. That is the might of Varuṇa; he is surely the protector, as if the moving one — let all the others bow down.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Aquel que sostiene las regiones, resplandeciente sobre la tierra, es la madre; ese es su antiguo paso. Ese es el poder de Varuṇa; él es sin duda el protector, como el que se mueve — que todos los demás se inclinen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Celui qui soutient les régions, resplendissant sur la terre, est la mère ; tel est son pas ancien. Telle est la puissance de Varuṇa ; il est assurément le protecteur, comme celui qui se meut — que tous les autres s'inclinent.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Der die Himmelsrichtungen trägt, leuchtend über der Erde, ist die Mutter; das ist sein alter Schritt. Das ist die Macht des Varuṇa; er ist fürwahr der Beschützer, wie der Wandelnde — mögen alle anderen sich verneigen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Aquele que sustenta as regiões, resplandecente sobre a terra, é a mãe; esse é o seu passo antigo. Esse é o poder de Varuṇa; ele é sem dúvida o protetor, como o que se move — que todos os outros se curvem.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Тот, кто поддерживает стороны света, сияя над землёй, — мать; таков его древний шаг. Такова мощь Варуны; он поистине защитник, словно движущийся — пусть все другие склонятся.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "支撑四方、在大地上光辉的那一位，便是母亲；那是他古老的步伐。那是婆罗那的力量；他确实是守护者，如同那行动者——愿其余众人都俯首。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "諸方を支え、大地の上に輝く者——それが母である。それが彼の古き歩みである。それがヴァルナの力である。彼はまことに守り手であり、動く者のようである——他の者はみな身をかがめよ。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "الذي يحمل الجهات، المتألق على الأرض، هو الأم؛ تلك خطوته القديمة. تلك قوة فارونا؛ إنه بلا ريب الحامي، كأنه المتحرك — فليخضع الآخرون جميعًا.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Dia yang menyangga arah-arah, bercahaya di atas bumi, adalah ibu; itulah langkahnya yang purba. Itulah kekuatan Varuṇa; dialah sungguh pelindung, seperti yang bergerak — biarlah semua yang lain menunduk.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā, accented text and word analysis of the University of Zurich, via VedaWeb (University of Cologne)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0"
  },
  "topics": [
    "varuna",
    "cosmic-order",
    "earth",
    "mother"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 8.41.4. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/8.41.4/"
}