Rig Veda 4.50.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 50, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.50
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (likely; confirmable from full hymn prosody)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बृहस्पतिः प्रथमं जायमानो महो ज्योतिषः परमे व्योमन् । सप्तास्यस्तुविजातो रवेण वि सप्तरश्मिरधमत्तमांसि ॥
Transliteration
bṛ́haspátiḥ prathamáṁ jā́yamāno mahó jyótiṣaḥ paramé vyòman | saptā́syas tuvijā́to ráveṇa ví saptáraśmir adhamat tamā́ṃsi ||
Translation
Bṛhaspati, als Erster geboren, im höchsten Himmel des großen Lichtes; siebenmündig, machtvoll geboren — mit seinem Ruf, siebenstrahlig, trieb er die Finsternisse auseinander.
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमम्first(ly)
प्रथमम्:
कर्म (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Adverbial accusative
Rootप्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)
जायमानःbeing born, coming into being
जायमानः:
कर्तृ (बृहस्पतेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जायते) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
महतःof great
महतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषःof light, of radiance
ज्योतिषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
परमेin the highest
परमे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम- (प्रातिपदिक)
व्योमन्in the sky, in the highest heaven
व्योमन्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootव्योमन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तास्यःseven-mouthed
सप्तास्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसप्त- + आस्य- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः)
तुविजातःmuch-born, of manifold birth
तुविजातः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle (compound)
Rootतुवि- (बहु) + जात- (√जन्, क्त)
रवेणwith a roar, by (his) sound
रवेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरव- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सप्त-रश्मिःseven-rayed
सप्त-रश्मिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसप्त- + रश्मि- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि-समासः)
अधमत्he blew away, he drove off
अधमत्:
कर्तृ-क्रिया (कर्तृ = बृहस्पतिः)
TypeVerb
Root√धम् (धमति)
तमांसिdarknesses
तमांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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