Rig Veda 1.68.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 68, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.68
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for RV 1.68)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि राय और्णोद्दुरः पुरुक्षुः पिपेश नाकं स्तृभिर्दमूनाः ॥
Transliteration
ví rā́ya aurṇod dúraḥ purukṣúḥ pipéśa nā́kaṁ stṛ́bhir damū́nāḥ |
Translation
वो दौलत के दरवाज़े खोल देता है। जो शक्ति बहुत जगह रहती है, वो आसमान को अपने सहारे से दबा देती है। यह घर के अंदर का मालिक है।
Word by Word
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक ‘राय्’ = धन)
और्णोत्covered, enclosed
और्णोत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते ‘to cover, to enclose’; वैदिक रूप ‘और्णोत्’)
दुरःdoors, gates
दुरः:
कर्म (object of ‘covered’)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार (प्रातिपदिक ‘दुर्/दुरः’ = द्वार)
पुरुक्षुःthe much-abiding one; widely dwelling (epithet)
पुरुक्षुः:
कर्तृ (agent of the verb)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Epithet
Rootपुरु-क्षु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much/abundant’ + ‘dwelling/abiding’; वैदिक विशेषण/नाम)
पिपेशcrushed, pounded
पिपेश:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पिष् (पिनष्टि ‘to crush, pound, press’; परिपूर्ण/तीव्रार्थे)
नाकम्heaven, the firmament
नाकम्:
कर्म (object of ‘crushed/pressed’)
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक ‘नाक’ = स्वर्ग/आकाश)
स्तृभिःwith supports/props
स्तृभिः:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तृभ्/स्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक ‘स्तृभ्’ = सहायक/स्तम्भ/आधार, ‘supports/props’)
दमूनाःthe house-lord; the domestic patron (epithet)
दमूनाः:
कर्तृ (in apposition to the subject)
TypeAdjective (epithet) / Noun
Rootदमूना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘house-lord, tamer/house-friend’; वैदिक विशेषण)
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