Rig Veda 10.67.3 — Mandala 10, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.67
Rishi: Aṅgirasa/Bṛhaspati cycle (collective narrative voice)
Devata: Bṛhaspati (primary), with ‘gāḥ’ (rays) as the recovered treasure
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हंसैरिव सखिभिर्वावदद्भिरश्मन्मयानि नहना व्यस्यन् । बृहस्पतिरभिकनिक्रदद्गा उत प्रास्तौदुच्च विद्वाँ अगायत् ॥
Transliteration
haṃsáir iva sákhirbhir vā́vadadbhir aśmán-mayāni náhanā vy àsyan | bṛ́haspátir abhí-kanikradad gā́ utá prā́staut úd ca vidvā́n agāyat ||
Translation
Wie Schwäne mit rufenden Gefährten sprengten sie die steinernen Fesseln. Bṛhaspati schrie zu den Strahlen, den Kühen des Lichts; und der Wissende stimmte den Lobgesang an und sang laut empor.
Word by Word
हंसैःwith (like) swans
हंसैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सखिभिःwith friends
सखिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
वावदद्भिःtalking, chattering
वावदद्भिः:
विशेषण (करण-सम्बन्ध) / सहचर
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवद्
अश्मन्मयानिstone-made (fetters/bonds)
अश्मन्मयानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्मन् + मयट् (मय)
नहनानिbindings, bonds
नहनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनह् (नह्/नह्यते) → नहन
व्यस्यन्he cast apart, scattered
व्यस्यन्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (क्षेपणे/प्रक्षेपणे) + वि
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
कनिक्रदत्he cried out loudly (repeatedly)
कनिक्रदत्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रन्द् + नि (कनि-क्रद् as intensive/iterative formation)
गाःthe cows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
प्रास्तौत्he praised forth, chanted
प्रास्तौत्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु + प्र
उच्चand aloud/upwards
उच्च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् + च
विद्वान्the knowing one, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootविद् → विद्वस्
अगायत्he sang
अगायत्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गायति) / गा (गाने) + अ
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