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Rig Veda 10.3.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 3, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.3

Devata: Agni (with Sūrya imagery as associated power of illumination)

कृष्णां यदेनीमभि वर्पसा भूज्जनयन्योषां बृहतः पितुर्जाम् । ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सूर्यस्य स्तभायन्दिवो वसुभिररतिर्वि भाति ॥

kṛṣṇā́ṁ yád enī́m abhí várpasā bhū́j janáyan yóṣāṁ bṛhatáḥ pitúr jā́m | ūrdhváṁ bhānúṁ sū́ryasya stabhā́yan divó vásu-bhir aratír ví bhā́ti ||

Wenn er mit seiner eigenen Gestalt der Schwärze entgegentritt, die strahlende Junge gebärend, das Kind des weiten Vaters; richtet er den Sonnenstrahl aufwärts auf, und mit den Schätzen des Himmels leuchtet die sich regende Macht weithin.

कृष्णाम्the dark (one)
कृष्णाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनीम्the swift one / the doe (metaph. dawn/cow)
एनीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootएनी- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वर्पसाwith (his) form/beauty, by radiance
वर्पसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवर्पस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became, came to be
भूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
जनयन्generating, producing
जनयन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootजन्/जनय् (धातु; causative)
योषाम्the young woman / maiden (Dawn)
योषाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोषा- (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतःof the great
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
जाम्the daughter/offspring
जाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजा- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeAdverb/Adjective
Rootऊर्ध्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
भानुम्the beam, radiance
भानुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभानु- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तभायन्propping, supporting, making firm
स्तभायन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootस्तभ् (धातु)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुभिःwith the Vasus (bright gods/wealths)
वसुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरतिःthe wheel/going (course), the chariot-motion
अरतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअरति- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भातिshines, appears
भाति:
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)

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