Rig Veda 1.110.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 110, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.110
Rishi: Ribhu-praise tradition within RV 1.110.
Devata: Ribhus (Saudhanvanas).
Chandas: Trishtubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विष्ट्वी शमी तरणित्वेन वाघतो मर्तासः सन्तो अमृतत्वमानशुः । सौधन्वना ऋभवः सूरचक्षसः संवत्सरे समपृच्यन्त धीतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
viṣṭvī́ śámī taraṇitvéna vāgháto mártāsaḥ sánto amṛtatvám ānaśuḥ | saudhanvanā́ ṛ́bhavaḥ sū́ra-cakṣasaḥ saṃvatsaré sám apṛcyanta dhītíbhiḥ ||
Translation
إذ وجدوا موضعَ السُّكنى القويم، وبقوّةِ العبورِ إلى ما وراء، نال المُنشدون—وهم فانون—الخلود. رِبهواتُ سَوْدَهنفانا، ذوو عيونِ سُوريا، في دورةِ السَّنةِ اقترنوا اقتراناً تامّاً باستناراتهم.
Word by Word
विष्ट्वीhaving praised
विष्ट्वी:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√ष्टु (स्तु) / स्तुति- (kṛdanta base)
शमीO Śamī (name/epithet)
शमी:
Sambodhana (addressed deity/person)
TypeNoun
Rootशमी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शमी’ name/epithet)
तरणित्वेनby (your) saving/carrying-across power
तरणित्वेन:
Karaṇa (instrument/means: ‘by/with as saviourhood’)
TypeNoun
Rootतरणि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘saviour/crosser’) + -त्व (भाव)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
आघतःof the singer/worshipper
आघतः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवाघत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer, worshipper’)
मर्तासःmortals
मर्तासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक ‘mortal’)
सन्तःbeing
सन्तः:
Kartā (with मर्तासः)
TypeAdjective
Root√अस् (भू) → सन्त् (present participle)
अमृतत्वम्immortality
अमृतत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक) + -त्व (भाव)
आनशुःattained
आनशुः:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते ‘to attain, reach’)
सौधन्वनाःthe Saudhanvanas
सौधन्वनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसौधन्वन- (प्रातिपदिक; patronymic/tribal name)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus
ऋभवः:
Kartā (apposition to सौधन्वनाः)
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक; name of the Rbhus)
सूरचक्षसःbright-eyed / sun-eyed
सूरचक्षसः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of ऋभवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसूर- (प्रातिपदिक ‘sun/bright’) + चक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘eye, sight’)
संवत्सरेin (the course of) a year
संवत्सरे:
Adhikaraṇa (time-locus)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर- (प्रातिपदिक ‘year’)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अपृच्यन्तthey united / joined together
अपृच्यन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पृच् (पृञ्चति ‘to mix, join, unite’)
धीतिभिःwith hymns / with inspired thoughts
धीतिभिः:
Karaṇa (means)
TypeNoun
Rootधीति- (प्रातिपदिक ‘thought, prayer, hymn’)
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