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Rig Veda 10.3.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 3, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.3

Devata: Agni

स्वना न यस्य भामासः पवन्ते रोचमानस्य बृहतः सुदिवः । ज्येष्ठेभिर्यस्तेजिष्ठैः क्रीळुमद्भिर्वर्षिष्ठेभिर्भानुभिर्नक्षति द्याम् ॥

svanā́ ná yásya bhā́māsaḥ pávente rócamānasya bṛhatáḥ su-dívaḥ | jyéṣṭhebhiḥ yás téjiṣṭhaiḥ krīḷumád-bhiḥ várṣiṣṭhebhiḥ bhā́nu-bhir nákṣati dyā́m ||

Wie tönende Ströme fließen seine Strahlen — des leuchtenden Großen, des Himmels in guter Weite. Mit den ältesten, glühendsten, spielend-mächtigen, reichlichsten Lichtbündeln erreicht und ergreift er den Himmel des Lichts.

स्व॒नाwith/like a sound; by a roar
स्व॒ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन (प्रातिपदिक) / √स्वन् (धातु: शब्दे)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भामा॑सःsplendours, radiances
भामा॑सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभाम (प्रातिपदिक)
पव॑न्तेflow, stream forth, purify themselves
पव॑न्ते:
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) / √पु (पवने, शुद्धौ)
रोच॑मानस्यof the shining one
रोच॑मानस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootरोचमान (कृदन्त; √रुच्/√रोच् दीप्तौ)
बृह॒तःof the great
बृह॒तः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
सु॒दिवःof good heaven / of bright heaven
सु॒दिवः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + दिव्/द्यौ ‘sky, heaven’)
ज्येष्ठे॑भिःwith the eldest/foremost
ज्येष्ठे॑भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेजि॑ष्ठैःwith the most brilliant
तेजि॑ष्ठैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of तेजस्/तेजिन्)
क्रीळु॒मद्भिःwith the sportive/playing ones
क्रीळु॒मद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रीळुमत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sportive, playful’)
वर्षि॑ष्ठेभिःwith the mightiest
वर्षि॑ष्ठेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्षिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of वृश्/वर्ष ‘strong, mighty’)
भा॒नुभिःwith rays, beams
भा॒नुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्ष॑तिreaches, attains
नक्ष॑ति:
TypeVerb
Root√नक्ष् (व्याप्तौ/प्रापणे; ‘to reach, attain’)
द्याम्the heaven, the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)

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