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Rig Veda 1.152.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 152, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.152

Rishi: Māmateya (tradition associates RV 1.152 with the Māmata lineage; exact rishi-attribution may vary by Anukramaṇī recensions)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa (dyad of harmony and vast-order; invoked as powers of Truth and cosmic law)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section; RV 1.152 is predominantly Triṣṭubh)

एतच्चन त्वो वि चिकेतदेषां सत्यो मन्त्रः कविशस्त ऋघावान् । त्रिरश्रिं हन्ति चतुरश्रिरुग्रो देवनिदो ह प्रथमा अजूर्यन् ॥

etác caná tvó ví ciketad eṣā́ṃ satyó mántraḥ kaviśastá ṛ́ghāvān | trír-aśriṃ hánti catúr-aśrir ugró devánido há prathamā́ ajūryan ||

આ જ—તું તેને સ્પષ્ટ રીતે જાણી લે: એમની વચ્ચે સત્ય મંત્ર, કવિ દ્વારા સ્તુત અને ઋઘાવાન્ (સીધી ગતિશીલ શક્તિ)થી પ્રેરિત, ઉગ્ર ચતુરશ્રિ બની ત્રિરશ્રિને હણે છે; અને દેવનિદો (દેવ-નિંદકો) પ્રથમ જ ચકનાચૂર થાય છે, અજર્ય ન રહે.

एतत्this (thing)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
त्वःof you / your
त्वः:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, distinctly
वि:
TypePreverb
Rootवि
चिकेतत्let (him) perceive/understand
चिकेतत्:
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चेतति/चिकेत) ‘to perceive, notice, understand’
एषाम्of these (persons/things)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यःtrue
सत्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्त्रःhymn / sacred formulation
मन्त्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कविशत्like a seer; seer-wise
कविशत्:
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial)
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक) + शस्/शत् (क्रियाविशेषणीय-प्रत्यय; ‘in the manner of’)
ऋघावान्vigorous/strong (in chant)
ऋघावान्:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋघावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having ṛghā/ṛk-strength, vigorous in hymn/chant’)
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिस्
अश्रिम्the three-edged (one) / tri-cornered (foe)
अश्रिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘edge/corner; sharp point’)
हन्तिhe strikes / slays
हन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√हन् ‘to strike, slay’
चतुरश्रिःthe four-edged (one)
चतुरश्रिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचतुर् + अश्रि (प्रातिपदिक समास; ‘four-edged’)
उग्रःfierce
उग्रः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवनिदःgod-revilers
देवनिदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + निद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘reviler/denier of the gods’)
indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रथमाःthe first / foremost
प्रथमाः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
अजूर्यन्they did not age / did not weaken
अजूर्यन्:
TypeVerb
Root√जुर्/√जॄ ‘to grow old, wear out’ (नकारार्थे अ- उपसर्ग/निषेध)

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