Rig Veda 6.8.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.8
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स जायमानः परमे व्योमनि व्रतान्यग्निर्व्रतपा अरक्षत । व्यन्तरिक्षममिमीत सुक्रतुर्वैश्वानरो महिना नाकमस्पृशत् ॥
Transliteration
sá jā́yamānaḥ paramé vyòmani vratā́ny agnír vratapā́ arakṣata | vy àntárikṣam amimīta sukrátur vaiśvānaráḥ mahínā nā́kam aspṛśat ||
Translation
彼は最高の広き天空に生まれ、アグニ（Agni）—誓戒を守る者、法の護持者—は諸々の掟（vratāni）を守り保った。賢き力（sukratu）をもって中空を量り定め、ヴァイシュヴァーナラ（Vaiśvānara）はその偉大さにより天の頂（nāka）に触れた。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
जायमानःbeing born, coming into being
जायमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√जन् (जने) + शानच् (वर्तमानकाले) → जायमान
परमेin the highest
परमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
व्योमनिin the sky, in the highest heaven
व्योमनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्योमन् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतानिvows, ordinances, sacred laws
व्रतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतपाguardian of ordinances
व्रतपा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootव्रत + पा (पुं-प्रातिपदिक; ‘व्रतं पाति’ इति बहुव्रीहिः/उपपद-समासः)
अरक्षतprotected, guarded
अरक्षत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (रक्षणे)
विapart, asunder; widely
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अन्तरिक्षम्the mid-air, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
अमिमीतmeasured out
अमिमीत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मा (माने/मितौ ‘to measure’)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wise in purpose
सुक्रतुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसु + क्रतु (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
वैश्वानरःVaiśvānara (Agni as belonging to all men)
वैश्वानरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (पुं-प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व-नर-सम्बन्धी’)
महिनाby greatness, with might
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental of manner)
Rootमहिन्/महिना (नपुंसक/पुं भाव-प्रातिपदिक; ‘महत्त्व’)
नाकम्heaven, celestial realm
नाकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्पृशत्touched, reached
अस्पृशत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्पृश् (स्पर्शने)
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