Rig Veda 5.17.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 17, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.17
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य हि स्वयशस्तर आसा विधर्मन्मन्यसे । तं नाकं चित्रशोचिषं मन्द्रं परो मनीषया ॥
Transliteration
ásya hí sváyaśas-tara āsā́ ví-dharman mányase | táṃ nā́kaṃ citrá-śociṣaṃ mandráṃ paró manīṣáyā ||
Translation
কাৰণ তুমি তাক স্বয়ং-যশস্বী, অধিক মহিমাময় বুলি গণ্য কৰা, হে ধৰ্ম-বিবেচক। সেই নাক-সম উচ্চ, বিচিত্ৰ শিখাযুক্ত, আনন্দদায়ক অগ্নিক আলোকিত মননে পৰে—উচ্চতৰত স্থাপন কৰা হয়।
Word by Word
अस्यof him/this (of this one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
स्वयशस्तरःmore self-glorious / more famed by himself
स्वयशस्तरः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/विषय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वयशस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (तुलनार्थक-प्रत्यय)
आसwas / has been
आस:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
विधर्मन्the ordinance / the (special) law
विधर्मन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवि-धर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; धर्मन् ‘धर्म/नियम’)
मन्यसेyou think, you deem
मन्यसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) → मन्यते
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तम्
नाकम्heaven, the celestial realm
नाकम्:
कर्म (गत्यर्थ/प्राप्त्यर्थ-भावे)
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रशोचिषम्bright-flamed, of variegated radiance
चित्रशोचिषम्:
विशेषण (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र-शोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक; शोचिस् ‘ज्योतिः/तेजस्’)
मन्द्रम्gladdening, pleasant (to invoke/chant)
मन्द्रम्:
विशेषण (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परःfarther, beyond; supreme
परः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/विषय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषयाwith thought, with insight
मनीषया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
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