Rig Veda 10.71.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 71, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.71
Rishi: Bṛhaspati
Devata: Vāc (and the discipline of true speech)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्वं सख्ये स्थिरपीतमाहुर्नैनं हिन्वन्त्यपि वाजिनेषु । अधेन्वा चरति माययैष वाचं शुश्रुवाँ अफलामपुष्पाम् ॥
Transliteration
utá tváṃ sakhyé sthirápītam āhur náinaṃ hinvanty ápi vā́jineṣu | adhénvā carati māyáyā eṣá vā́caṃ śuśruvā́ṃ aphálām ā́puṣpām ||
Translation
અને તું—સાચી સખાઈમાં સ્થિર સ્થાપિત છે, એમ કહે છે—બળવાનાઓમાં પણ કોઈ તને હાંકી શકતું નથી. પરંતુ આ એક માયાથી ચાલે છે: તેણે વાણી સાંભળી છે, છતાં તે નિષ્ફળ છે—ન ફળ આપે, ન પુષ્પ.
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सख्येin friendship
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (सखि-भाव)
स्थिरsteadfast
स्थिर:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
पीतम्drunk; imbibed
पीतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Rootपा (पिबति) → पीत (कृदन्त)
आहुःthey have said; they call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (ब्रू-अर्थे) / आह (परस्मै)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एनद्-प्रयोगः)
हिन्वन्तिthey impel; they set in motion
हिन्वन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहिन्व्
अपिeven; also
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
वाजिनेṣuamong the prize-winners/strong ones (vājins)
वाजिनेṣu:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्
अधेन्वाwith a barren cow; by a non-milch cow
अधेन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअधेनु
चरतिhe goes about; he wanders
चरति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
माययाby illusion; by artifice
मायया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमाया
एषthis (man)
एष:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
वाचम्speech
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
शुश्रुवान्having heard
शुश्रुवान्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Perfect active) / Kṛdanta
Rootश्रु → शुश्रुवस् (परफेक्ट कृदन्त)
अफलाम्fruitless
अफलाम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-फल (नञ्-समास)
अपुष्पाम्flowerless
अपुष्पाम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-पुष्प (नञ्-समास)
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Chanting Notes
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