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Rig Veda 1.141.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 141, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.141

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional attribution for RV 1.141–1.142 varies by recension; commonly placed in the Dīrghatamas/Agni hymn complex of Mandala 1)
Devata: Agni (inner flame/priestly will), with implicit ‘Mothers’ as sustaining powers (often Waters/energies of manifestation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.141; requires full hymn metrical verification per pada counts)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आदिन्मातॄराविशद्यास्वा शुचिरहिंस्यमान उर्विया वि वावृधे । अनु यत्पूर्वा अरुहत्सनाजुवो नि नव्यसीष्ववरासु धावते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.141.5
Transliteration

āt ín mātṝ́r ā́viśad yā́sv ā́ śucír áhiṃsyamāna urviyā́ ví vāvṛdhe | ánu yát pū́rvā áruhat sanājúvo ní návyasīṣv ávarāsu dhāvate ||

Translation

Dann tritt er in die Mütter ein, in denen er eingesetzt ist – der Reine, unverletzt – und weitet sich in der Weite aus. Den früheren Spuren folgend, die die uralten Vorzeitigen bestiegen, läuft er hinab in stets neuere und niedrigere Gestalten, um das noch Verborgene zu erwecken.

Word by Word
आत्then; thereupon
आत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत् (अव्यय) < अद्/अत् (प्राग्वैदिक ‘अथ/अतस्’ प्रकार) स्रोत
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (अव्यय/निपात)
मातॄःmothers
मातॄः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अविशद्entered
अविशद्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (प्रवेशने)
यासुin which (f.)
यासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
शुचिःbright; pure
शुचिः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
अहिंस्यमानःbeing unharmed; not being injured
अहिंस्यमानः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√हिंस् (हिंसायाम्) + अ (नञ्) + य (passive) + मान (शानच्)
उर्वियाःwith/through the broad (expanse)
उर्वियाः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
वावृधेhas grown; has expanded
वावृधे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
अनुafter; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यत्when; that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वाःthe former (ones)
पूर्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुहत्rose; mounted; grew up
अरुहत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (आरोहणे/वृद्धौ)
सनाजुवःancient; primeval
सनाजुवः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसनाजु (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक ‘प्राचीन/पुरातन’)
निdown; into
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
नव्यसीषुamong the newer (ones)
नव्यसीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनव्यसी (स्त्री; ‘नव्या’ का तुलनात्मक/विशेष रूप) (प्रातिपदिक)
अवरासुin the lower; later (ones)
अवरासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअवरा (प्रातिपदिक)
धावतेruns; hastens
धावते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धावने)
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