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Rig Veda 1.116.15: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 15

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

चरित्रं हि वेरिवाच्छेदि पर्णमाजा खेलस्य परितक्म्यायाम् । सद्यो जङ्घामायसीं विश्पलायै धने हिते सर्तवे प्रत्यधत्तम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.116.15

carítraṃ hí vér ivā́c chedi párṇam ā́jā khélasya pári-takmyāyām | sadyó jaṅghā́m ā́yasīṃ viśpálāyai dháne hité sártave práty adhattam ||

في مسابقة «خيلا» الدائرة، حين انقطع السَّير كجناح طائرٍ قُطع، وضعتم في الحال لِـ«فيشبالا» ساقًا من حديد، لكي تعود فتجري نحو الجائزة الموضوعة أمامها—فتُعيدان التقدُّم في معركة الكسب.

चरित्रम्course, movement; (here) the going/track
चरित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचरित्र (प्रातिपदिक; √चर्) अथवा चरि-
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वेरिवात्from/like a whirlwind; violently
वेरिवात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (used adverbially) / Noun
Rootवेरिवात् (प्रातिपदिक) [वेरि- + वात्]
छेदिwas cut off / got severed
छेदि:
TypeVerb
Root√छिद्
पर्णम्leaf, wing-feather
पर्णम्:
Kartā (with passive sense) / Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर्ण
आजाthe she-goat
आजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआजा (प्रातिपदिक) < अज (goat)
खेलस्यof play/sport; of the gambol
खेलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootखेल
परिaround, about
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
तक्म्यायाम्in/at the rushing (motion); in the swift course
तक्म्यायाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतक्म्या (प्रातिपदिक) < √तक्/तक्म् (वेग/गमन-भाव)
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः
जङ्घाम्leg
जङ्घाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्घा
आयसीम्made of iron/metal
आयसीम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक) < अयस्
विश्पलायैto Viśpalā
विश्पलायै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootविश्पला (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
धनेin the prize/booty; in the contest for wealth
धने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन
हितेset/placed; (here) at stake
हिते:
Adhikaraṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective / Kṛdanta
Rootहित (कृदन्त; √धा + नि- → हित) अथवा √हि (हित = placed)
सर्तवेto run, to race
सर्तवे:
Prayojana
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Root√सृ (सर्तु/सर्तृ- भाव) → सर्तवे (inf.)
प्रतिback, in return; towards
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
अधत्तम्you two placed/put on; you two fitted
अधत्तम्:
TypeVerb
Root√धा (आ-धा with प्रति)

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