Rig Veda 10.1
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वाऽत्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम् ॥
sahasra-shirsha purushah sahasra-akshah sahasra-pat | sa bhumim vishvato vritva atyatishthat dasha-angulam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| सहस्रशीर्षा | sahasra-shirsha | thousand-headed |
| पुरुषः | purushah | the Cosmic Being |
| सहस्राक्षः | sahasra-akshah | thousand-eyed |
| सहस्रपात् | sahasra-pat | thousand-footed |
| सः | sah | He |
| भूमिम् | bhumim | the earth |
| विश्वतः | vishvatah | on all sides |
| वृत्वा | vritva | pervading |
| अत्यतिष्ठत् | atyatishthat | stood beyond |
| दशाङ्गुलम् | dasha-angulam | ten fingers breadth |
The Cosmic Being has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. He pervades the earth on all sides and extends ten fingers beyond it.
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुष हैं, सहस्राक्ष हैं, सहस्रपाद हैं। वे पृथ्वी को सब ओर से घेरकर दस अङ्गुल से भी आगे तक विस्तृत हैं।