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Rig Veda 4.14.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 14, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.14

Devata: Savitṛ and Sūrya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

ऊर्ध्वं केतुं सविता देवो अश्रेज्ज्योतिर्विश्वस्मै भुवनाय कृण्वन् । आप्रा द्यावापृथिवी अन्तरिक्षं वि सूर्यो रश्मिभिश्चेकितानः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.14.2

ūrdhvám ketúṃ savitā́ dēvó aśret jyótir víśvasmai bhúvanāya kṛṇván | āprā́ dyāvā-pṛthivī́ antárikṣaṃ ví sū́ryo raśmíbhiś cékītānaḥ ||

سافيتṛ، الإله، قد رفعَ العلامةَ عاليًا؛ صانعًا النورَ لكلِّ العوالم. وقد ملأَ السماءَ والأرضَ والفضاءَ بينهما؛ وسوريا (Sūrya)، الواعي تمامًا، يَنبسطُ بأشعّتِه.

ऊर्ध्वम्upwards, aloft
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/अवस्था-निर्देशः)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
केतुम्banner; sign; ray/beam
केतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller, Sun-god)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (सविता-विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्रेज्ज्योतिःhe sent forth light
अश्रेज्ज्योतिः:
अश्रेज्: क्रिया; ज्योतिः: Karma
TypeVerb + Noun (sandhi-compound in saṃhitā)
Rootश्रज्/सृज् (धातु; वैदिक रूपेण ‘अश्रेज्’ = असृजत्/असर्जत्) + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्मैfor all
विश्वस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (pronominal declension)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनायfor the world/creaturely realm
भुवनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्making, effecting
कृण्वन्:
Kartā (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्; ‘making/doing’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु)
आforth; unto; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
आप्राःhe filled, he made full
आप्राः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्रा/पॄ (धातु; वैदिक ‘प्रा’ = ‘पूरयति/पूरयामास’)
द्यावापृथिवीheaven-and-earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Karma
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समासः: द्यौ/दिव् + पृथिवी)
अन्तरिक्षम्the midspace, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रश्मिभिःwith rays
रश्मिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
चेकितानःshining forth; becoming manifest/clearly seen
चेकितानः:
Kartā (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्; ‘shining/being manifest’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootचित्/केत् (धातु; वैदिक ‘चेकित’ = ‘प्रकाशते/विजानाति/चेतयति’)

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