Rig Veda 4.33.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 33, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.33
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Rbhus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्वादश द्यून्यदगोह्यस्यातिथ्ये रणन्नृभवः ससन्तः । सुक्षेत्राकृण्वन्ननयन्त सिन्धून्धन्वातिष्ठन्नोषधीर्निम्नमापः ॥
Transliteration
dvā́daśa dyū́n yád agóhyasyātithyé ráṇann ṛbhávaḥ sásantaḥ | su-kṣétrā akṛṇvann ánayanta síndhūn dhánvā́tiṣṭhann óṣadhīr nímnam ā́paḥ ||
Translation
アゴーヒヤ（Agohya）のもてなしのもとで、リブ（Rbhus）たちは十二日のあいだ歓び、目標の業を追い求めた。彼らは田を良き地に整え、川々を導き、草木を乾いた地に据え、水を低き所へと向けた――正しき巧み（ṛtaにかなう技）によって、いのちの運行を整序した。
Word by Word
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
विशेषण (संख्याविशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootद्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यूनिdays
द्यूनि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यु- ‘दिन’)
अदगोह्यस्यof him/its (the one) ‘not-to-be-hidden/unknown’ (Vedic epithet; context-dependent)
अदगोह्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeCompound (Adj/Noun) + Pronoun
Rootअदगोह्य (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + द-गोह्य?) + अस्य (सर्वनाम)
अति-थ्येin/at the hospitality; in guest-reception
अति-थ्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
रणन्resounding, shouting
रणन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि)
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootरण्/रन् (धातु: ‘to sound, resound’)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus
ऋभवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक; देव-समूह)
ससन्तःachieving, accomplishing
ससन्तः:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootसस्/संस् (धातु: ‘to accomplish, to win, to gain’ वैदिक)
सु-क्षेत्राःgood fields
सु-क्षेत्राः:
कर्म (अकृण्वन् के कर्मरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृण्वन्they made
अकृण्वन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अनयन्तthey led
अनयन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु; नयति)
सिन्धून्rivers/streams
सिन्धून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
धन्वाthrough/across the desert (dry land)
धन्वा:
अधिकारण/करण (सन्दर्भानुसार: ‘across/through the desert’)
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन्/धन्व (प्रातिपदिक: ‘desert, dry land’)
अतिष्ठन्they stood; they halted
अतिष्ठन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
ओषधीःplants; herbs
ओषधीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
निम्नम्the low place; depression
निम्नम्:
कर्म/अधिकारण (गन्तव्य-रूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
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