Rig Veda 1.23.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 23, Mantra 14
Sukta 1.23
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional)
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पूषा राजानमाघृणिरपगूळ्हं गुहा हितम् । अविन्दच्चित्रबर्हिषम् ॥
Transliteration
pūṣā́ rājā́nam ā́ghṛṇir ápagūḷhaṃ gúhā hitám | ávindac citrábarhiṣam ||
Translation
पूषन चमकदार देवता ने राजा की शक्ति ढूंढी। वो छुपी हुई थी, किसी गुफा में रखी थी। पूषन ने वो चमकदार नीचे वापस ढूंढ लिया।
Word by Word
पूषाPūṣan (the god Pūṣan)
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper deity-name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आघृणिःthe radiant one
आघृणिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootआ-घृणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having/with radiance, glowing’)
अपगूळ्हम्hidden away, concealed
अपगूळ्हम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअप-गूह् (धातु) → गूळ्ह (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/PPP) + अप- (उपसर्ग)
गुहाin a cave, in concealment
गुहा:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, set
हितम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootधा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
अविन्दत्found
अविन्दत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to find/know’) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
चित्रबर्हिषम्(him) of bright/variegated sacred grass (barhis), splendid-barhis
चित्रबर्हिषम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (compound; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa used as epithet)
Rootचित्र- (प्रातिपदिक) + बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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