Rig Veda 1.56.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 56, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi (traditional attribution for RV 1.56–1.57)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं गूर्तयो नेमन्निषः परीणसः समुद्रं न संचरणे सनिष्यवः । पतिं दक्षस्य विदथस्य नू सहो गिरिं न वेना अधि रोह तेजसा ॥
Transliteration
táṃ gūrtáyo némanníṣaḥ párīṇasaḥ samudráṃ ná saṃcáraṇe saníṣyavaḥ | pátiṃ dákṣasya vidáthasya nū sáho giríṃ ná vénā ádhi roha téjasā ||
Translation
彼に向かって、よく導かれた求道者たちは、定められた希求の衝動を携え、流れが海の合流へ向かうように集い進む。いま彼らは、識別の力（dákṣa）と祭会（vidáthā）の主へと登る。欲する者が山に登るように、彼の光明の炎熱によって、力の頂へと。
Word by Word
तम्him/that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गूर्तयःthe praisers / singers (those who praise)
गूर्तयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent/collective) / Adjective used substantively
Rootगूर्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गॄ/गॢ ‘स्तुतौ/गिरौ’ → ‘स्तुत/प्रशस्त’)
नेमन्to/at the rim, limit (edge)
नेमन्:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनेमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सीमा/परिधि/नाभि/मध्य’)
निषःforth, down, out
निषः:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/particle)
Rootनिष् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘down, forth, out’)
परीणसःthose who go around / encirclers
परीणसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपरीणस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘परितः-गमन/परिवेष्टन/पर्यन्त’)
समुद्रम्the ocean
समुद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
संचरणेin the moving/roaming, in the course (of movement)
संचरणे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसंचरण (प्रातिपदिक; सं-√चर)
सनिष्यवःseeking to win, eager to gain
सनिष्यवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootसनिष्यु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative/intentive noun from √सन्/√सि ‘to win, gain’)
पतिम्lord, master
पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षस्यof skill/power (dakṣa)
दक्षस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
विदथस्यof the rite/assembly (vidatha)
विदथस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
सहःstrength, might
सहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरिम्mountain
गिरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
वेनाimpulse, inspiration (as a driving force)
वेना:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृभावेन)
TypeNoun (abstract/agent) used adverbially
Rootवेन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘काम/प्रेरणा/इच्छा’ तथा ‘वेनः’ ‘प्रेरक/कवि’)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोहclimb! mount!
रोह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (धातु)
तेजसाwith brilliance, by splendor
तेजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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