Rig Veda 6.47.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.47
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Soma/Indra complex (Indra explicitly appears next; marutvān points to Indraic bull-force)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं विदच्चित्रदृशीकमर्णः शुक्रसद्मनामुषसामनीके । अयं महान्महता स्कम्भनेनोद्द्यामस्तभ्नाद्वृषभो मरुत्वान् ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ víd ac citradṛ́śīkam árṇaḥ śukrásadmanām uṣásām ánīke | ayáṃ mahā́n mahatā́ skámbhanenódd yā́m astabhnād vṛṣabhó marútvān ||
Translation
هو الذي اهتدى إلى السيلِ ذي الرؤى المتعددة، في المسكنِ المتلألئ، عند وجهِ الفجرات (أوشاس). وهو العظيم؛ بقوةِ عمودٍ جبارٍ أسندَ السماءَ في العلاء—الثورُ، المصحوبُ بالماروت.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदत्found / obtained
विदत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति/विद् ‘to find, obtain, know’)
चित्र-दृशीकम्the wondrous-to-be-seen (marvellous sight)
चित्र-दृशीकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दृशीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दर्शन/दृश्-सम्बद्ध’)
अर्णःthe flood / surge (wave, stream)
अर्णः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्र-सद्मनाम्of the dawns with bright abodes
शुक्र-सद्मनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) → बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः; ‘whose abode is bright’
उषसाम्of the dawns
उषसाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनीकेin the face / in the presence (front)
अनीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महताby/with (his) greatness; with a great (support)
महता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (instrumental qualifier)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्कम्भनेनwith a prop/support
स्कम्भनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्कम्भन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘support, prop’ < √स्कम्भ् ‘to prop, support’)
उत्up; forth
उत्:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तभ्नात्propped up; made firm
अस्तभ्नात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्तभ्/स्तम्भ् (‘to prop, make firm’)
वृषभःthe bull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुत्वान्accompanied by the Maruts
मरुत्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing the Maruts’)
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