Rig Veda 10.72.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 72, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.72
Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angirasa-tradition
Devata: Devāḥ; Sūrya as recovered light
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्देवा यतयो यथा भुवनान्यपिन्वत । अत्रा समुद्र आ गूळ्हमा सूर्यमजभर्तन ॥
Transliteration
yád devā́ yatáyo yáthā bhúvanāny ápinvata | átrā samudrá ā́ gūḷhám ā́ sū́ryam ajabhartana ||
Translation
Als die Götter, als asketische Sucher, die Welten erfüllten und festigten, da brachten sie im Ozean die verborgene Sonne hervor – das Licht, aus der Verhüllung in den weiten Tiefen zurückgewonnen.
Word by Word
यत्that which / when
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (अन्वय-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यतयःthe ascetics / disciplined ones
यतयः:
कर्तृ (देवैः सह समुच्चित-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootयति (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, in the manner that
यथा:
प्रकार/रीति (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
भुवनानिthe worlds / beings
भुवनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक) < भू (धातु)
अपिन्वतthey filled / made swell / invigorated
अपिन्वत:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=देवाः यतयः; कर्म=भुवनानि)
TypeVerb
Rootपिव्/प्याय् (वर्धने/पूरणे) → पिन्व् (वेदिक-प्रयोगः)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
समुद्रःthe ocean
समुद्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, into
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (अजभर्तन इत्यस्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गूळ्हम्hidden, concealed
गूळ्हम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootगूह् (गोपने) → गूळ्ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अजभर्तनthey bore/raised up, brought forth
अजभर्तन:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=समुद्रः [वेदिक-काव्ये कर्तृत्व-प्रयोगः])
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धारणे/भरणे) + उपसर्गः आ-; वेदिक-रूपम् ‘अज-’ (अग्मेंटयुक्त-लङ्) → अजभर्तन
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