Rig Veda 1.70.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.70
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally)
Devata: Agni
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अद्रौ चिदस्मा अन्तर्दुरोणे विशां न विश्वो अमृतः स्वाधीः ॥
Transliteration
ádrau cid asmai antár duroṇé viśā́ṃ na víśvo amṛ́taḥ svādhī́ḥ ॥
Translation
পাথরের মধ্যেও সে অন্তরে, গৃহের ভেতরে; প্রজাদের মধ্যে এক সর্বজনীন সত্তার মতো—অমৃত, স্বাধী (সু-প্রবৃত্ত) হয়ে—সেখানে বাস করে ও কর্ম করে।
Word by Word
अद्रौin/at the rock, on the mountain
अद्रौ:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पर्वत/शिला’)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय; emphatic particle)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक; ‘भीतर’)
दुरोणेin the house/dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गृह/आवास/गृहान्तः’)
विशाम्of the clans/peoples
विशाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जन/कुल/प्रजा’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय; उपमा/सदृशार्थ)
विश्वःall, universal
विश्वः:
कर्तृ (वर्ण्य/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) अथवा विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व’)
अमृतःthe immortal (one)
अमृतः:
कर्तृ (निहित क्रियापदस्य) / विधेय
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अमर/अमृतस्वरूप’)
स्वाधीःself-empowered, of good mastery
स्वाधीः:
कर्तृ (अमृतः इत्यस्य विशेषण) / विधेय
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाधी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वाधि/स्वाधीन; self-empowered, of good governance/skill’)
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