Rig Veda 3.56.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 56, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.56
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution for Maṇḍala 3)
Devata: Ādityas (explicit), with Waters as consenting divine energies
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभीक आसां पदवीरबोध्यादित्यानामह्वे चारु नाम । आपश्चिदस्मा अरमन्त देवीः पृथग्व्रजन्तीः परि षीमवृञ्जन् ॥
Transliteration
abhī́ka āsā́ṃ pada-vī́r abodhy ādityā́nām ahvé cā́ru nā́ma | ā́paś cid asmā aramanta devī́ḥ pṛthág vrajántīḥ pári sīm avṛñjan ||
Translation
قريبًا، استُيقِظَتْ معالمُ طريقِهم؛ وعند نداءِ الآدِتْيَات (Ādityas) نهضَ الاسمُ الجميل. وحتى المياهُ الإلهيّةُ رضيتْ له؛ تمضي متفرّقةً في مجاريها، فتُحيطُ به من كلِّ جانب.
Word by Word
अभीकnear, close by
अभीक:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभीक (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
आसाम्of these (fem.)
आसाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पदवीःtrack, path, footprint-trail
पदवीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपदवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अबोधिwas perceived/awakened, became known
अबोधि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√बुध्
आदित्यानाम्of the Ādityas
आदित्यानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अह्वेI have invoked/called
अह्वे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वे)
चारुbeautiful, pleasing
चारु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe Waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक; pluralia tantum)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
(सम्बन्धसूचक/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अरमन्तthey were favorable/they gave pleasure, they served
अरमन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रम्
देवीःthe goddesses
देवीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथक्separately, apart
पृथक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
व्रजन्तीःgoing, moving
व्रजन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√व्रज्
परिaround
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सीम्him (enclitic)
सीम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
अवृञ्जन्they encompassed/covered, they surrounded
अवृञ्जन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृञ्ज्
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