Rig Veda 1.66.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 66, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.66
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दाधार क्षेममोको न रण्वो यवो न पक्वो जेता जनानाम् ॥
Transliteration
dādhā́ra kṣémam óko ná raṇvó | yávo ná pakvó jetā́ jánānām ||
Translation
彼は安穏なる住まいを支え、家のごとく喜ばしい。熟した穀のように、諸民のための勝利者——アグニ（Agni）は堅固な基を据え、人の旅路のために征服する。
Word by Word
दा॒धार॑has upheld / has supported
दा॒धार॑:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
क्षेमम्security, welfare
क्षेमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
ओकःdwelling, home
ओकः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रण्वःdelightful, gladdening
रण्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यवःbarley
यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयव (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पक्वःripe, cooked
पक्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्व (प्रातिपदिक; √पच्-क्त)
जेता॒conqueror, winner
जेता॒:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Root√जि (जय॑े) → जेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
जनानाम्of peoples, of men
जनानाम्:
(सम्बन्धः) —
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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