Rig Veda 10.78.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 78, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.78
Devata: Maruts (hymn-level)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī uncertain without full scan
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ग्रावाणो न सूरयः सिन्धुमातर आदर्दिरासो अद्रयो न विश्वहा । शिशूला न क्रीळयः सुमातरो महाग्रामो न यामन्नुत त्विषा ॥
Transliteration
grā́vāṇo na sū́rayaḥ síndhu-mātara ādardirā́so ádrayo na viśváhā | śiśū́lā na krīḷáyaḥ su-mā́taro mahā-grā́mo na yā́mann uta tvíṣā ||
Translation
كحجارةِ العصرِ هم الأقوياء، مولودون من الأنهار؛ يدوّون أبداً كالصخور. وكأطفالٍ لاعبين من أمٍّ صالحة؛ وكجيشٍ عظيمٍ في مسيره يتحرّكون—وكذلك في توهّج قوّتهم.
Word by Word
ग्रावाणःpressing-stones
ग्रावाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *gʷerh₃-?; Vedic: ‘pressing-stone’
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
सूरयःpatrons, nobles
सूरयः:
कर्तृ (उपमान) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धुमातरःhaving the Sindhu as mother / Sindhu-born
सिन्धुमातरः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण) / संबोधन-भाव
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसिन्धु-मातृ (समास: षष्ठी/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दर्दिरासःthe impetuous/rushing ones
दर्दिरासः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदर्दिर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous, rushing’; RV-विशेष)
अद्रयःstones, rocks (pressing-stones)
अद्रयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
विश्वहाalways, at all times
विश्वहा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वहा (अव्यय; विश्व + हा ‘always’)
शिशूलाःchildlike, young
शिशूलाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिशूल (प्रातिपदिक; ‘childlike/young’)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
क्रीळयःplayers, sporting ones
क्रीळयः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (agentive, used substantively)
Rootक्रीळि/क्रीड् (धातु: क्रीड् ‘to play’) → क्रीळय (नाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; RV-रूप)
सुमातरःwell-mothered / having good mothers
सुमातरः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-मातृ (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय ‘good mothers’)
महाग्रामःa great troop/host
महाग्रामः:
कर्तृ (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-ग्राम (समास: कर्मधारय)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
यामन्in the course/march
यामन्:
अधिकरण (स्थान/अवसर)
TypeNoun
Rootयामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘course, going, march’)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
त्विषाwith brilliance, by splendour
त्विषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootत्विष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘splendour, flashing power’)
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