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Rig Veda 1.151.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 151, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.151

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual) (likely, continuing the hymn)

मही अत्र महिना वारमृण्वथोऽरेणवस्तुज आ सद्मन्धेनवः । स्वरन्ति ता उपरताति सूर्यमा निम्रुच उषसस्तक्ववीरिव ॥

mahī́ átra mahinā́ vā́ram ṛṇvatho 'reṇávas túja ā́ sádman dhenávaḥ | sváranti tā́ uparátāti sū́ryam ā́ nímruca uṣásaḥ takvavī́r iva ||

ইয়াত তোমালোকৰ মহিমাৰে তোমালোক বিস্তৃত দুৱাৰ মেলি দিয়া; নিৰ্মল, প্ৰেৰণা-দায়িনী স্ৰোতসমূহ পোষণকাৰী গাইৰ দৰে সদ্মলৈ আহে। সিহঁতে ওপৰলৈ সূৰ্যৰ দিশে ধ্বনিত হয়; আৰু উষাসসমূহ দ্ৰুতগামী পাখিধাৰীজনীৰ দৰে নিম্ৰুচ্‌ (অন্ধকাৰ) নামি অহা অৱস্থাৰ পৰা প্ৰকাশলৈ নামি আহে—আমাৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত পোহৰৰ অৱতৰণ আনিছে।

महीgreat, mighty
मही:
Karaṇa (महिना इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / Adhikaraṇa (अत्र इत्यनेन सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) < मह् ‘महत्त्वे/वर्धने’
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
महिनाby (your) might, with greatness
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहि (प्रातिपदिक) < मह्
वारम्enclosure, protection, covering (a ‘barrier’/‘defence’)
वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋण्वथःyou two reach/enter/attain (or: set in motion)
ऋण्वथः:
Kartā (युवाम्)
TypeVerb
Rootऋणु/ऋण्व् (धातु) ‘गमन/प्रापण/व्याप्ति’ (वैदिक प्रयोग) अथवा ‘उद्घाटन/प्रवेशन’ अर्थे
अरेणवःdustless, pure
अरेणवः:
Kartā (स्तुजः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रेणु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘धूलिरहित/निर्मल’
स्तुजःpraisers, singers
स्तुजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तुज् (प्रातिपदिक) < स्तु ‘स्तुतौ’ (कृदन्त-आधारः) अथवा ‘स्तुज्’ ‘प्रेरक/स्तुतिकर्तृ’ (वैदिक)
towards, unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सद्मseat, abode, dwelling
सद्म:
Karma (गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन्/सद्म (प्रातिपदिक) < सद् ‘सीदति/वसति’
अन्धेनवःdark cows (cows of darkness)
अन्धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअन्ध-धेनु (समास) अन्ध ‘अन्धकार/अदृष्ट’ + धेनु ‘गौः’
स्वरन्तिthey sound/shine
स्वरन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्वर् (धातु) ‘स्वरति/ध्वनति/दीप्तौ’ (वैदिक: ‘स्वर्’ = sound/shine)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā (स्वरन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
उपरतायतिcauses to cease/sets (it) to rest; makes (it) stop
उपरतायति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootउप-रम् (धातु) ‘विरमे/उपरमे’ → उपरतायति (कारयति/भावयति; वैदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
towards, down to
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
निम्रुचःthe down-coming darknesses, night-falls
निम्रुचः:
Kartā (अग्रम् वाक्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootनि-म्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक) < म्रुच्/म्लुच् ‘आवरणे/तमसि’ (वैदिक)
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
Sambandha (निम्रुचः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तक्ववीरिवlike a swift runner/like a fast hero
तक्ववीरिव:
TypeIndeclinable (simile particle with nominal base)
Rootतक्ववीरि (प्रातिपदिक; उपमा-प्रत्यय ‘इव’)

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