Rig Veda 6.48.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 48, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.48
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यः पप्रौ भानुना रोदसी उभे धूमेन धावते दिवि । तिरस्तमो ददृश ऊर्म्यास्वा श्यावास्वरुषो वृषा श्यावा अरुषो वृषा ॥
Transliteration
ā yáḥ papráu bhānúnā ródasī ubhé dhūména dhāvate diví | tirás támo dadṛśa ū́rmyāsv ā́ śyā́vāsv aruṣó vṛ́ṣā ā́ śyā́vā aruṣó vṛ́ṣā ||
Translation
その光輝によって天と地の両界を満たし、煙をまとって天に疾走する者——彼は闇を越えて見られる。うねる波のうち、黒き流れのうちに、赤き牡牛が現れる。黒き中にあっても、赤き牡牛。
Word by Word
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पप्रौhas filled; has pervaded
पप्रौ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्रा (धातु; √prā ‘to fill, to pervade’)
भानुनाwith (his) beam; with radiance
भानुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘heaven-and-earth’)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
धूमेनwith smoke
धूमेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
धावतेrushes; speeds
धावते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधाव् (धातु; √dhāv ‘to run, rush’)
दिविin heaven; in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
तिरःacross; beyond
तिरः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गीय)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ददृशेappeared; was seen
ददृशे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु; √dṛś ‘to see, appear’)
ऊर्म्यासुin the waves
ऊर्म्यासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
आforth; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
श्यावासुin the dark/black (ones)
श्यावासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootश्याव (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषःruddy; tawny; shining
अरुषः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाthe bull (vigorous one)
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्/वृषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull’)
श्यावाःdark; black
श्यावाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootश्याव (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अरुषःruddy; tawny
अरुषः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाbull; mighty one
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्/वृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
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