Rig Veda 6.45.20: Mandala 6, Sukta 45, Mantra 20
Sukta 6.45
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि विश्वानि पार्थिवाँ एको वसूनि पत्यते । गिर्वणस्तमो अध्रिगुः ॥
Transliteration
sá hí víśvāni pārthivā́ṃ éko vásūni pátyate | gírvāṇastamo ádhri-guḥ ||
Translation
वो अकेला इस दुनिया के सब धन का मालिक है। जो लोग भगवान के गाने गाते हैं, वो उससे सबसे ज़्यादा प्यार करते हैं। वो कभी हिलती नहीं, पक्का पकड़ के रखता है।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात) अव्यय
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
पार्थिवान्earthly, terrestrial
पार्थिवान्:
कर्म (विश्वानि इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (पृथिवी-सम्बन्धी) प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक
एकःalone, one
एकः:
कर्तृ (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootएक
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
पत्यतेis lord of, rules
पत्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतॢँ गतौ/पालने) → ‘to be lord/master’ (आत्मनेपदम्)
गिर्वणस्तमःmost praised / best of those who accept hymns
गिर्वणस्तमः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् + तमप् (तम) (प्रातिपदिक: ‘praise-accepting’)
अध्रिगुःunyielding/steadfast (epithet)
अध्रिगुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअध्रि-गु (बहुव्रीहि/उपपद-समास; ‘अध्रि’ = firm/unyielding; ‘गु’ = going/impelling?)
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