Rig Veda 1.54.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 54, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.54
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditionally for RV 1.54)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि यद्वृणक्षि श्वसनस्य मूर्धनि शुष्णस्य चिद्व्रन्दिनो रोरुवद्वना । प्राचीनेन मनसा बर्हणावता यदद्या चित्कृणवः कस्त्वा परि ॥
Transliteration
ní yád vṛṇákṣi śvasanásya mūrdhánī śúṣṇasya cid vrandíno rórūvad vánā | prācīnéna mánasā barhaṇā́vatā yád adyā́ cit kṛṇávaḥ kás tvā pári ||
Translation
जब तू श्वसन और शुष्ण के सिर पे मारता है, जंगल गूँजने लगते हैं। तू सोचता है और आगे बढ़ता है। जो भी तू आज करता है, उसको कोई नहीं समझ सकता।
Word by Word
निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Karma (with √वृणक्षि) / correl. clause marker
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
वृणक्षिyou rend; you break
वृणक्षि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृज्/√वृणज् (Vedic: ‘to tear, rend, break’)
श्वसनस्यof the breathing one; of the snorting (foe)
श्वसनस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (of …)
TypeNoun
Rootश्वसन
मूर्धनिon the head; at the head
मूर्धनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन्
शुष्णस्यof Śuṣṇa (demon)
शुष्णस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeProper Noun
Rootशुष्ण
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
व्रन्दिनःof the roaring/howling one (epithet)
व्रन्दिनः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootव्रन्दिन्
रोरुवत्roaring; howling
रोरुवत्:
Karma (qualifier of ‘that which’)
TypeAdjective (present participial) / Kṛdanta
Rootरोरुवत् (from √रु ‘to roar’, intensive/iterative base रोरु-)
वनाwoods; forests
वना:
Karma (object of √वृणक्षि)
TypeNoun
Rootवन
प्राचीनेनwith forward/ancient (fore-reaching)
प्राचीनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन
मनसाwith mind; by thought
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
बर्हणावतmighty; possessing strength
बर्हणावत:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootबर्हणावत् (possessive adj. from बर्हण ‘might, greatness’)
यत्what; that which
यत्:
Karma (with √कृणवः) / clause marker
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
कृणवःyou will do; you may accomplish
कृणवः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (Vedic pres. stem कृणु-)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā (of implied verb ‘is/knows’)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (with परि)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
परिaround; about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
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