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Mantra 3

Sukta 10.77

Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

प्र ये दिवः पृथिव्या न बर्हणा त्मना रिरिच्रे अभ्रान्न सूर्यः । पाजस्वन्तो न वीराः पनस्यवो रिशादसो न मर्या अभिद्यवः ॥

प्र ये दि॒वः पृ॑थि॒व्या न ब॒र्हणा॒ त्मना॑ रिरि॒च्रे अ॒भ्रान्न सूर्य॑: । पाज॑स्वन्तो॒ न वी॒राः प॑न॒स्यवो॑ रि॒शाद॑सो॒ न मर्या॑ अ॒भिद्य॑वः ॥

prá ye diváḥ pṛthivyā́ ná barháṇā tmánā riricré abhrā́n ná sū́ryaḥ | pā́jasvanto ná vīrā́ḥ panasyávo riśā́daso ná maryā́ abhí-dyavaḥ ||

They surge forth from heaven and earth like a swelling; by their own being they expand, like the sun from the clouds. Radiant like heroes, eager for the prize of perfection, devourers of resistance like young warriors, they press forward toward the light.

प्र । ये । दि॒वः । पृ॒थि॒व्याः । न । ब॒र्हणा॑ । त्मना॑ । रि॒रि॒च्रे । अ॒भ्रात् । न । सूर्यः॑ । पाज॑स्वन्तः । न । वी॒राः । प॒न॒स्यवः॑ । रि॒शाद॑सः । न । मर्याः॑ । अ॒भिऽद्य॑वः ॥प्र । ये । दिवः । पृथिव्याः । न । बर्हणा । त्मना । रिरिच्रे । अभ्रात् । न । सूर्यः । पाजस्वन्तः । न । वीराः । पनस्यवः । रिशादसः । न । मर्याः । अभिद्यवः ॥pra | ye | divaḥ | pṛthivyāḥ | na | barhaṇā | tmanā | riricre | abhrāt | na | sūryaḥ | pājasvantaḥ | na | vīrāḥ | panasyavaḥ | riśādasaḥ | na | maryāḥ | abhi-dyavaḥ

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
दिवःof heaven, from the sky
दिवः:
Apādāna (source, ‘from/of heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (prātipadika: दिव्/द्यौः)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Apādāna (source, ‘from/of earth’)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
बर्हणाःthe great ones, the strong/lofty ones
बर्हणाः:
Kartā (in apposition to ‘ये’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootबर्हण (prātipadika; from √बृंह्/√बर्ह् ‘to make great, strengthen’)
त्मनाby themselves, by their own power
त्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (prātipadika)
रिरिच्रेhave left behind / have become free (of)
रिरिच्रे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रिच् (riñc) ‘to empty out; to leave; to be free from’
अभ्रान्clouds
अभ्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्र (prātipadika)
like
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (of implied comparison: ‘as the sun [does]’)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (prātipadika)
पाजस्वन्तःpossessing might/brilliance
पाजस्वन्तः:
Kartā (in apposition to ‘ये’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाजस् (prātipadika ‘strength, might, brilliance’) + -वत्
like
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
वीराःheroes, warriors
वीराः:
Kartā (apposition) / upamāna
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (prātipadika)
पनस्यवःeager, desirous (of gain/praise)
पनस्यवः:
Kartā (apposition) / hetu-like qualifier
TypeAdjective
Rootपनस्यु (prātipadika; desiderative/possessive formation from √पन्/पण् ‘to admire, praise; to bargain’ → ‘seeking/liking’)
रिशादसःdevourers of harm; destroyers of foes
रिशादसः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootरिशादस् (prātipadika; ‘harm-eater/devourer’: रिशा ‘injury’ + अदस् from √अद् ‘to eat’)
like
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
मर्याःyoung men, champions
मर्याः:
Kartā (apposition) / upamāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (prātipadika)
अभिद्यवःshining forth; assailing/attacking
अभिद्यवः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिद्यु (prātipadika; from अभि- + √द्युत्/√द्यु ‘to shine, be bright’ → ‘shining forth/assailing’)