Rig Veda 4.17.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 14
Sukta 4.17
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra (context of the hymn), with strong Sūrya imagery in this verse
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं चक्रमिषणत्सूर्यस्य न्येतशं रीरमत्ससृमाणम् । आ कृष्ण ईं जुहुराणो जिघर्ति त्वचो बुध्ने रजसो अस्य योनौ ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ cákram íṣaṇat sū́ryasya ny ètáśaṃ rīramat sasṛmā́ṇam | ā́ kṛṣṇá īṃ juhurāṇó jígharti tváco budhné rájasaḥ asyá yónau ||
Translation
सूरज का चक्कर चलता रहता है। घोड़ा दौड़ता रहता है। काली ताकत छुपी हुई चीज़ों को पकड़ती है। वो अंधेरे में छुपी चीज़ों को बाहर निकालती है। सब कुछ साफ़ हो कर सामने आ जाता है।
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रम्wheel
चक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (प्रातिपदिक) < √चक्र्/√कृ (to make) (निष्पन्न-नाम)
इषणत्impelled / set in motion
इषणत्:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√इष् (to impel, set in motion)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
एतशम्Etaśa (the Sun’s steed)
एतशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतश (प्रातिपदिक)
रीरमत्made to move/turn about; caused to run
रीरमत्:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√रम् (to delight, to sport; caus./intensive nuance in Vedic)
ससृमाणम्running, hastening
ससृमाणम्:
Karma (apposition to एतशम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√सृ (to run, flow, hasten)
आtowards, unto
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
कृष्णःthe black/dark one
कृष्णः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just
ईम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
जुहुराणःoffering, pouring (oblations)
जुहुराणः:
Kartā (co-referential with कृष्णः)
TypeParticiple
Root√हु (to pour/offer, sacrifice) (reduplicated/intensive present stem juhu-)
जिघर्तिsprinkles/anoints
जिघर्ति:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√घृ (to sprinkle/anoint; also ‘to smear, rub’)
त्वचःof the skin/hide
त्वचः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
बुध्नेin the bottom/foundation
बुध्ने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
रजसःof the space/region (rajas)
रजसः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this/its
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनौin the womb/source
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
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