Rig Veda 1.70.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.70
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya
Devata: Agni with support of Viśve Devāḥ (collective powers bringing offerings/praise)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गोषु प्रशस्तिं वनेषु धिषे भरन्त विश्वे बलिं स्वर्णः ॥
Transliteration
góṣu práśastiṃ váneṣu dhiṣe bháranta víśve balíṃ svàrṇaḥ
Translation
في الأشعّة يأتون بالثناء القويم؛ وفي أعماق الغابة يثبتونه في الفكر—أولئك الذين يحملون لنا البَلي (القربان) الذي يقود إلى العالم المضيء.
Word by Word
गोषुamong/in the cows (cattle)
गोषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रशस्तिम्praise, renown
प्रशस्तिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-शंस् (धातु) → प्रशस्ति (स्त्री) (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
वनेषुin the woods/forests
वनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
धिषेthou placest/arrangest (thou bestowest)
धिषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) (वेदिक: धिष्/धि- ‘स्थापयति/धत्ते, puts, places; also ‘bestows’)
भरन्तthey bear/bring
भरन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
विश्वेall (the gods/men), all of them
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Pronoun-like
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
बलिम्offering, tribute
बलिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबलि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्णःthe golden/bright one (epithet)
स्वर्णः:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण) अथवा कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootस्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) (वेदिक: ‘स्वर्ण’ = ‘स्वर्’/‘स्वर्ग’/‘दीप्ति’ से सम्बद्ध ‘bright, golden’)
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