Rig Veda 10.20.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 20, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.20
Devata: Agni (multi-hued manifestation; also generative source ‘janitā’)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कृष्णः श्वेतोऽरुषो यामो अस्य ब्रध्न ऋज्र उत शोणो यशस्वान् । हिरण्यरूपं जनिता जजान ॥
Transliteration
kṛṣṇáḥ śvetó’ruṣó yā́mo asya bradhná ṛ́jra utá śóṇo yáśasvān | híraṇyarūpaṃ jánitā jajāna ||
Translation
Schwarz, weiß und fahlrot sind seine Bahnen; dunkelbraun und gerade, auch rot, ruhmvoll. Der Erzeuger gebar die goldgestaltige Erscheinung – Agnis strahlende Offenbarung in vielen Farben.
Word by Word
कृष्णःblack, dark
कृष्णः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
श्वेतःwhite, bright
श्वेतः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषःruddy, tawny
अरुषः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
यामःcourse; going; (here) the ‘phase/track’
यामः:
कर्तृ (समास/वाक्ये मुख्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रध्नःthe tawny one; bright-brown
ब्रध्नः:
कर्तृ (यामः इत्यस्य सह-निर्देशः/विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋज्रःreddish; ruddy
ऋज्रः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
समुच्चय/अन्वय (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
शोणःred
शोणः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोण (प्रातिपदिक)
यशस्वान्glorious, renowned
यशस्वान्:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक: यशस्वत्)
हिरण्यरूपम्having golden form; golden-shaped
हिरण्यरूपम्:
कर्म (जजान इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (accusative used as object/complement)
Rootहिरण्य-रूप (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय)
जनिताbegetter, progenitor
जनिता:
कर्तृ (जजान इत्यस्य)
TypeAgent noun
Rootजन् (धातु) → जनितृ/जनिता (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तृच्/तृन्-प्रकारः ‘begetter’)
जजानhas begotten; generated
जजान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
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