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Rig Veda 6.9.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 9, Mantra 5

Sukta 6.9

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Agni/light as the dhruva jyotis; also collective Devāḥ as powers converging in sacrifice
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

ध्रुवं ज्योतिर्निहितं दृशये कं मनो जविष्ठं पतयत्स्वन्तः । विश्वे देवाः समनसः सकेता एकं क्रतुमभि वि यन्ति साधु ॥

dhrúvaṃ jyótir ní-hitaṃ dṛśáye káṃ manó jáviṣṭhaṃ patáyat sv-ántaḥ | víśve devā́ḥ sá-manasáḥ sá-ketāḥ ékaṃ krátum abhí ví yanti sādhú ||

Cahaya yang teguh telah ditetapkan untuk penglihatan; dan manas, yang paling cepat, terbang ke dalam batinnya sendiri menuju-Nya. Semua dewa, sejiwa dan sekehendak, melangkah dengan tepat menuju satu kratu—kehendak-tindakan yang esa.

ध्रुवम्firm, fixed
ध्रुवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) < ध्रु (स्थैर्ये)
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निहितम्placed, deposited
निहितम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjectival) / Kṛdanta
Rootनि-धा (धातु) → निहित (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त)
दृशयेfor seeing; for the seer/vision
दृशये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदृश् (दर्शन) → दृशय (प्रातिपदिक/नामधातु-सम्भव)
कम्whom? / someone
कम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (interrog./indef.)
Rootक (प्रश्न/अनिर्दिष्ट) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
मनःmind
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जविष्ठम्swiftest
जविष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootजव (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तमप्-प्रत्यय, अतिशय)
पतयत्flying, speeding
पतयत्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (present) / Kṛdanta
Rootपत् (गत्यर्थ) → पतय (नामधातु/चुरादि-प्रयोग) ; वर्तमान कृदन्त
स्वन्तःthe resounding/bright ones (companions)
स्वन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootस्वन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
समनसःof one mind, unanimous
समनसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-मनस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास: ‘एकमनस्क’)
सकेताःof one intention/sign; in accord
सकेताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस-केत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह-केत/समान-केत’)
एकम्one
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रतुम्purpose, resolve, plan
क्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विapart, forth (distributive/intensive)
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यन्तिthey go, they proceed
यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थ)
साधुwell, rightly
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Adjective
Rootसाधु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

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