Rig Veda 1.164.28: Mandala 1, Sukta 164, Mantra 28
Sukta 1.164
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya
Devata: Symbolic Cow (Aghnyā/illumination) and Gharma (tapas-heat)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गौरमीमेदनु वत्सं मिषन्तं मूर्धानं हिङ्ङकृणोन्मातवा उ । सृक्वाणं घर्ममभि वावशाना मिमाति मायुं पयते पयोभिः ॥
Transliteration
gaúr amīmet ánu vatsáṃ míṣantaṃ mūrdhā́naṃ híṅ akṛṇon mātávā u | sṛ́kvāṇaṃ gharmám abhí vāvaśānā́ mimāti māyúṃ páyate páyobhiḥ ||
Translation
गाय अपने बच्चे के पीछे गई जो आँख मार रहा था। उसने सर पर 'हिंग' की आवाज़ की जैसे माँ करती है। गरमी की तरफ देखती हुई उसने आवाज़ निकाली। दूध उसमें बढ़ गया और बहने लगा।
Word by Word
गौरम्the cow (as object)
गौरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक ‘गौ-’)
ईमेhas gone / went (perfect)
ईमे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वत्सम्the calf
वत्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
मिषन्तम्moving, stirring
मिषन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमिष् (धातु) → मिषन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
मूर्धानम्the head
मूर्धानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिङ्ङ्‘hiṅ’ (lowing sound)
हिङ्ङ्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहिङ् (निपात/अनुकरण-शब्द)
अकृणोत्made, produced
अकृणोत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
मातवाmotherly, like a mother
मातवा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमातृवत्/मातृवन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘motherly/like a mother’)
उand/indeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
सृक्वाणम्the lipped/jawed one (or: the lip/jaw)
सृक्वाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसृक्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘lip/jaw’), अथवा सृक्वाण (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
घर्मम्hot drink; gharma-offering
घर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वावशानाeager, yearning
वावशाना:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवश् (धातु) → वावशान (लिट् कृदन्त/परिप्रयोग; ‘desiring/longing’)
मिमातिmeasures
मिमाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु ‘माने/मितौ’ → ‘to measure’)
मायुम्a bellow/cry (lowing)
मायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमायु (प्रातिपदिक)
पयतेdrinks
पयते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘पाने’ → ‘to drink’)
पयःभिःwith milks; with milk-streams
पयःभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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