Rig Veda 7.60.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 60, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.60
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman (Ādityas; sons of Aditi)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमे चेतारो अनृतस्य भूरेर्मित्रो अर्यमा वरुणो हि सन्ति । इम ऋतस्य वावृधुर्दुरोणे शग्मासः पुत्रा अदितेरदब्धाः ॥
Transliteration
imé cetā́ro anṛ́tasya bhū́rer mitró aryamā́ váruṇo hí sánti | imá ṛtásya vāvṛdhur duróṇe śágmāsaḥ putrā́ áditer adábdhāḥ ||
Translation
これら――ミトラ、アリヤマン、ヴァルナ――は、広大なる虚偽（anṛta）の識別者である。これらは存在の住処においてṛta（真理・宇宙秩序）を増し広げた。アディティの力ある子ら、欺かれず、裏切られぬ者たち。
Word by Word
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चेतारःperceivers, knowers
चेतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचेतृ (√चित् ‘to perceive/notice’, कर्तृ-प्रातिपदिक)
अनृतस्यof untruth, of falsehood
अनृतस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (नृ-त ‘untrue, false’)
भूरेःof the abundant (one), of much
भूरेः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभूरि (बहु ‘much, abundant’)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमित्र (देव-नाम)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअर्यमा (देव-नाम)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (देव-नाम)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू ‘to be’)
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (cosmic order, truth)
वावृधुःhave increased, have strengthened
वावृधुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (to grow, strengthen)
दुरोणेin the dwelling, in the house
दुरोणे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (house, dwelling; ‘in the house’)
शग्मासःmighty, vigorous
शग्मासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशग्म (strong, mighty, helpful)
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
अदितेःof Aditi
अदितेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअदिति (देवी-नाम)
अदब्धाःunharmed, unassailable
अदब्धाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (a- + √दभ् ‘to deceive/harm’; ‘undeceivable, uninjured’)
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