Rig Veda 10.74.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 74, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.74
Devata: Vasus (collective luminous powers); implicitly the divine helpers in attainment
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वसूनां वा चर्कृष इयक्षन्धिया वा यज्ञैर्वा रोदस्योः । अर्वन्तो वा ये रयिमन्तः सातौ वनुं वा ये सुश्रुणं सुश्रुतो धुः ॥
Transliteration
vasū́nāṃ vā carkṛṣá iyákṣan dhiyā́ vā yajñáir vā ródasyoḥ | árvanto vā yé rayimántaḥ sātáu vánam vā yé su-śrúṇam su-śrúto dhuḥ ||
Translation
ヴァス（Vasus）のうちには、ある者は烈しい内なる労作によって励み、ある者は光明の思惟によって、またある者は天と地を結ぶ祭祀によって成就する。ある者は疾き駿馬のごとく、ラユ（rayi、豊饒の富）に満ち、征服の勝利において充溢を得る。ある者は善き聴聞と正しき聴聞——その聴く力を担う。
Word by Word
वसू॑नाम्of the Vasus
वसू॑नाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अधikaraṇa (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
चर्कृषेhas laboured/has exerted (intensively)
चर्कृषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृष् (कर्षणे) → चर्कृष् (intensive/reduplicated)
इयक्षन्they have sacrificed
इयक्षन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदान) → इयज् (perfect stem)
धियाwith thought/insight
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
रोदस्योःof the two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदस्योः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
अर्वन्तःthe steeds / horsemen
अर्वन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त्
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
रयिमन्तःpossessing wealth
रयिमन्तः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरयिमन्त् (रयि + मन्त्)
सातौin the winning / in the contest
सातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसाति
वनम्booty/prize (gain)
वनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सुश्रुणम्good fame / good report (object)
सुश्रुणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुश्रुण (सु- + श्रुण/श्रवण-सम्बद्ध; RV epithet)
सुश्रुतःwell-heard-of, renowned
सुश्रुतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसुश्रुत (सु- + श्रुत)
धुःthey have placed/established
धुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धारणे/स्थापने) → दधुः (perfect)
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