Rig Veda 1.149.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 149, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.149
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महः स राय एषते पतिर्दन्निन इनस्य वसुनः पद आ । उप ध्रजन्तमद्रयो विधन्नित् ॥
Transliteration
maháḥ sá rāyá éṣate pátir dánn iná inásya vásunaḥ padá ā́ | úpa dhrájantam ádrayo vidhánn ít ||
Translation
Er, der Herr, erstrebt die weite Fülle geistiger Reichtümer; der Starke kommt zum Sitz des Schatzes. Nahe bei ihm schlagen die Presssteine, wenn er aufleuchtet – und wecken die Kraft der Opfergabe.
Word by Word
म॒हःof the great (one); from greatness
म॒हः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / अपादान (if taken as ‘from greatness’)
TypeNoun (abstract/collective)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) → मह्/महत्
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक: रयि ‘wealth’)
एषतेseeks; strives for
एषते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु: इष् ‘to seek, strive’)
पतिःlord; master
पतिः:
कर्तृ (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
दन्निनःof the giver; of the munificent
दन्निनः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootदन्निन् (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक विशेषण, ‘giving/munificent’)
इ॒नस्य॒of the strong one
इ॒नस्य॒:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty/strong one’, often of a god)
वसुनःof wealth; of the good (treasure)
वसुनः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
पदःof the place/step; of the station
पदः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
उपnear; up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ध्रजन्तम्the advancing one; the pressing-on one
ध्रजन्तम्:
कर्म (object of a governing verb, understood with उप)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootध्रज् (धातु ‘to move/press on’; here present participle stem ध्रजत्)
अद्रयःthe stones (pressing-stones)
अद्रयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone’, esp. pressing-stone)
विधन्they arrange; they set in order; they perform
विधन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (finite, Vedic injunctive/aorist)
Rootविधा/धा (धातु: धा ‘to place, arrange’; with वि-; injunctive/aoristic form used vedically)
इत्indeed; just; even
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootइत् (निपात)
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