Rig Veda 5.85.1 — Mandala 5, Sukta 85, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.85
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Mandala 5 attribution; hymn-level confirmation recommended)
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सम्राजे बृहदर्चा गभीरं ब्रह्म प्रियं वरुणाय श्रुताय । वि यो जघान शमितेव चर्मोपस्तिरे पृथिवीं सूर्याय ॥
Transliteration
prá samrā́je bṛhád arcā gabhīráṃ bráhma priyáṃ váruṇāya śrutā́ya | ví yó jaghā́na śamitā́-iva cármo ’pa-stíre pṛthivī́ṃ sū́ryāya ||
Translation
Sing forth the vast and deep sacred utterance to Varuṇa, the King who is heard. He who spread out the Earth for the Sun, as a tanner stretches a hide, establishing the ordered field for light to move.
Word by Word
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)
सम्राजेto the sovereign (king)
सम्राजे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चाsing/praise!
अर्चा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु)
गभीरम्deep
गभीरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation; hymn/prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियम्dear; pleasing
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणायfor/to Varuṇa
वरुणाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रुतायthe renowned; the famed (one)
श्रुताय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत (√श्रु क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, ‘heard/renowned’)
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जघानhas struck; smote
जघान:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (धातु)
शमितेवlike a tanner/curer (of hides)
शमितेव:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / —
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootशमितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
चर्मhide; skin
चर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपस्तिरेhas spread out; has laid down
उपस्तिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√स्तृ (धातु)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यायfor/to the Sun
सूर्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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