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Rig Veda 1.141.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 141, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.141

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional, subject to recension)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)

बळित्था तद्वपुषे धायि दर्शतं देवस्य भर्गः सहसो यतो जनि । यदीमुप ह्वरते साधते मतिॠतस्य धेना अनयन्त सस्रुतः ॥

baḷitthā́ tád vápūṣe dhāyi darśatáṃ devásya bhárgaḥ sáhaso yáto jáni | yadīm úpa hvárate sā́dhate matí ṛtásya dhénā anayanta sasrútaḥ ||

حَقًّا، ذاكَ قَدْ أُودِعَ فِي صُورَةٍ مَرْئِيَّةٍ—بَهاءُ الإِلَهِ، المَوْلُودُ مِنَ القُوَّة. وحينَ تَقْتَرِبُ الفِكْرَةُ وَتَنْعَطِفُ فِي تَوَقٍ لِتُتِمَّ، تَقودُها أَبْقارُ ṛta الجارِيَةُ قُدُمًا.

बळित्थाin a mighty/strong manner; truly powerfully
बळित्था:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबळित्था (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वपुषेfor (his) form/beauty
वपुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धायिwas set/placed; was established
धायि:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
दर्शतम्beautiful to see; splendid
दर्शतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक) < √दृश्
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
भर्गःradiance; blazing splendor
भर्गः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/power
सहसः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यतःfrom which; whence
यतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय) < यद्
जनिःbirth; origin
जनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजनि (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन्
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय) < यद्
ईम्indeed; just
ईम्:
TypeParticle
Rootईम् (निपात)
उपtowards; near
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ह्वरतेturns aside; wavers
ह्वरते:
TypeVerb
Rootह्वर् (धातु)
साधतेaccomplishes; strives; makes good
साधते:
TypeVerb
Rootसाध् (धातु)
मतिःthought; intention; devotion
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन्
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनाःcows; streams (of nourishment)
धेनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अनयन्तthey led; they brought along
अनयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु) + अनु-
सस्रुतःflowing; streaming; running forth
सस्रुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसस्रुत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √सृ (सरति)

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