Rig Veda 1.37.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.37
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये पृषतीभिॠष्टिभिः साकं वाशीभिरञ्जिभिः । अजायन्त स्वभानवः ॥
Transliteration
yé pṛ́ṣatībhi ṛṣṭíbhiḥ sā́kaṃ vā́śībhi añjíbhiḥ | ájāyanta svábhānavaḥ ||
Translation
أولئك الذين وُلِدوا مع خيولِهم المُرقَّطة ورِماحِهم، ومع زينتِهم اللامعة وصيحاتِهم النابضة—قوىً مُضيئةٌ بذاتها—هُم الماروت، ينهضون كأنوارٍ فطريةٍ في الكينونة.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika) → य-
पृषतीभिःwith the dappled (mares)
पृषतीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृषती (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘spotted mare/antelope’)
ऋष्टिभिःwith spears
ऋष्टिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋष्टि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘spear, lance’)
साकम्together, in company
साकम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (avyaya)
वाशीभिःwith knives/axes
वाशीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाशी (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘knife, adze/axe’)
अञ्जिभिःwith ornaments/equipment
अञ्जिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअञ्जि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘ornament, equipment; (also) ointment/unguent’)
अजायन्तwere born / arose
अजायन्त:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) ‘to be born, arise’
स्वभानवःthe self-radiant ones
स्वभानवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootस्वभानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self-luminous, having own radiance’)
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