Rig Veda 2.24.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (implied guide of the knowers in the cave-quest)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभिनक्षन्तो अभि ये तमानशुर्निधिं पणीनां परमं गुहा हितम् । ते विद्वांसः प्रतिचक्ष्यानृता पुनर्यत उ आयन्तदुदीयुराविशम् ॥
Transliteration
abhí-nákṣanto abhí yé tám ānaśúr nidhíṃ paṇīnā́ṃ paramáṃ gúhā hitám | té vidvā́ṃsaḥ prati-cákṣyānṛ́tā púner yáta u ā́yan tád úd īyur ā́viśam ||
Translation
押し進み、到達した者たち—洞窟に秘され、パニ（Paṇi）どもの最高の宝蔵として隠されたその宝に達した。知者たちは虚偽をふり返り見て、来たところへと再び帰り、上へと昇って、開け放たれた広がりへと入った。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
नक्षन्तःreaching, attaining
नक्षन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु) / नक्ष् (वैदिक रूप)
अभिtowards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनशुःthey attained, reached
अनशुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु)
निधिम्treasure, deposit
निधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
पणीनाम्of the Paṇis (niggardly demons/hoarders)
पणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
परमम्highest, supreme
परमम्:
Karma (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहाin a cave, in concealment
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, hidden
हितम्:
Karma (निधिम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootधा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वांसःknowing ones, the wise
विद्वांसः:
Kartā (ते इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिचक्ष्यhaving seen/observed
प्रतिचक्ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Gerund)
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग) → प्रतिचक्ष्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त)
अनृताःuntruthful ones, false (people)
अनृताः:
Kartā (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
यतःfrom where, whence
यतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
उindeed, and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
आयन्they came
आयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उदीयुःthey rose up, went forth
उदीयुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) + उद् (उपसर्ग)
आविशम्I entered
आविशम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
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