Rig Veda 1.65.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 65, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.65
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्वसित्यप्सु हंसो न सीदन्क्रत्वा चेतिष्ठो विशामुषर्भुत् ॥
Transliteration
śvásity apsú haṃsó ná sī́dan | kratvā́ cétiṣṭho viśā́m uṣár-bhut ||
Translation
يتنفّس في المياه، كـهَمْسَا (البجعة) إذا حطّت هناك؛ وبإرادته المُميِّزة هو الأشدُّ يقظة—فيصيرُ حاملَ الفجرِ للشعوب.
Word by Word
श्वसितिbreathes, blows
श्वसिति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्वस् (dhātu)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
हंसःthe swan (goose)
हंसः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootहंस (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सीदन्sitting, settling
सीदन्:
कर्ता (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (dhātu)
क्रत्वाby (his) will/insight, through resolve
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
चेतिष्ठःmost perceptive, most intelligent
चेतिष्ठः:
कर्ता (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित् (dhātu) → चेतस्/चेत (प्रातिपदिक), superlative stem चेतिष्ठ
विशाम्of the clans/peoples
विशाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषर्भुत्become/appearing at dawn; dawn-born (radiant)
उषर्भुत्:
कर्ता (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउषर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त, √भू)
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