Rig Veda 10.124.7 — Mandala 10, Sukta 124, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.124
Rishi: As above for RV 10.124 (edition-dependent).
Devata: Varuṇa (releasing waters) with the seer-principle (kavi) foregrounded.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by scan).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कविः कवित्वा दिवि रूपमासजदप्रभूती वरुणो निरपः सृजत् । क्षेमं कृण्वाना जनयो न सिन्धवस्ता अस्य वर्णं शुचयो भरिभ्रति ॥
Transliteration
kavíḥ kavitvā́ diví rūpám āsajad áprabhūtī váruṇo nír apáḥ sṛjat | kṣémaṃ kṛṇvānā́ janáyo ná síndhavas tā́ asya várṇaṃ śúcayo bharibhrati ||
Translation
詩聖はその詩聖性によって、天に己が姿を据えた。妨げなき威力をもつヴァルナ（Varuṇa）は、水々を解き放った。安寧と安全なる広がりを作りつつ、母のごとく、河のごとく、清浄なるものたちは彼の輝く色（光彩）を担い運ぶ。
Word by Word
कविःthe sage/poet (seer)
कविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
कवित्वाby/with poetic wisdom (seerhood)
कवित्वा:
करण
TypeAbstract Noun
Rootकवि + त्वा (तद्धित)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
रूपम्a form, appearance
रूपम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
आसजत्he attached/fastened
आसजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसञ्ज्/सस्ज् (धातु; ‘to attach, fasten’) + आ-
अप्रभूतीof unopposed power; irresistible
अप्रभूती:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + प्रभूति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘power, might, supremacy’)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
निरपःthe waters (out/away)
निरपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आपः (प्रातिपदिक; ‘waters’) + निस्-
सृजत्he released/let flow
सृजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु; ‘to release, let flow’)
क्षेमम्security, peace, welfare
क्षेमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वानाmaking, producing
कृण्वाना:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (धातु; ‘to make, do’)
जनयःwomen (mothers/wives)
जनयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजनी/जन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘women, wives, mothers’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सिन्धवःrivers, streams
सिन्धवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (they)
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this (of Varuṇa)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘this/he’)
वर्णम्color, lustre (also: appearance)
वर्णम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचयःthe bright/pure ones
शुचयः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
भरिभ्रतिthey bear/carry repeatedly; they keep bearing
भरिभ्रति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु; ‘to bear, carry’) with intensive/reduplicated stem (भरि-भ्र-)
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