Rig Veda 4.5.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 5, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.5
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Agni / the Light of Ṛta (Agni as revealer implied)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इदमु त्यन्महि महामनीकं यदुस्रिया सचत पूर्व्यं गौः । ऋतस्य पदे अधि दीद्यानं गुहा रघुष्यद्रघुयद्विवेद ॥
Transliteration
idám u tyán máhi mahā́m anī́kaṃ yád usríyā sácata pū́rvyaṃ gáuḥ | ṛtásya padé ádhi dī́dyānaṃ guhā́ raghú-syad raghú-yad viveda ||
Translation
これこそまさに、偉大にして広大なる力の面（まなざし）である――原初の牝牛が光線（usríyā）と相伴うときに。ṛta（宇宙秩序・真理）の歩みの座に燃え輝き、洞窟に隠れているそれを、迅速なる探求者は迅速な前進によって見いだす――真理の光の座を。
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; मह्/महान्-सम्बद्ध)
महामनीकम्great-faced/bright-formed (great appearance)
महामनीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहामनीक (प्रातिपदिक; महा- + मनीक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उस्रियाwith the ruddy/bright (dawn-like) one
उस्रिया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootउस्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्/उसर्’ से—प्रभात/दीप्ति-सम्बद्ध)
सचतhas accompanied, has joined
सचत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु)
पूर्व्यम्primeval, ancient
पूर्व्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व)
गौःthe Cow (radiant cow; often dawn/light)
गौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof Ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
पदेin the step/place
पदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दीद्यानम्shining, blazing
दीद्यानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootदीद्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दीद्/√दीप् ‘दीप्तौ’)
गुहाin concealment, in a cave/hidden place
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (locative sense)
Rootगुहा (अव्यय/नाम; ‘गुह्’ से ‘गुह्य-स्थान’)
रघुष्यत्hastening, speeding
रघुष्यत्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootरघुष्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √रघ्/रंह् ‘शीघ्रगमन’)
रघुयत्going swiftly
रघुयत्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootरघुयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; रघु + √या ‘गत्यर्थ’)
विवेदhas found, has discovered/known
विवेद:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (धातु; ‘ज्ञाने’)
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