Rig Veda 8.25.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 25, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.25
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अक्ष्णश्चिद्गातुवित्तरानुल्बणेन चक्षसा । नि चिन्मिषन्ता निचिरा नि चिक्यतुः ॥
Transliteration
akṣṇáś cid gātuvíttarā anulbaṇéna cákṣasā | ní cid miṣántā nicirā́ ní cikyatuḥ ||
Translation
ただ眼によってさえ、彼らは道を見いだす最上の者；過たぬ視（cakṣas）をもって——瞬きもせず、遅れもせず——（われらのために）正しき路を見分け、しるし定めたまう。
Word by Word
अक्ष्णःof the eye
अक्ष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
निपात (emphatic/limiting particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
गातुवित्तरान्more far-seeing / better at finding the path
गातुवित्तरान्:
कर्म (object/complement of perception)
TypeAdjective
Rootगातुवित्तरा- (प्रातिपदिक; गातु + वित्तर, तुलनात्मक)
उल्बणेनwith strong, powerful
उल्बणेन:
करण (instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootउल्बण- (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षसाwith (their) sight/eye
चक्षसा:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; in; thoroughly
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
मिषन्ता(the two) blinking
मिषन्ता:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (of the two agents)
TypeParticiple
Rootमिष् (धातु) → मिषन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
निचिरा(the two) steady/intent (not wavering)
निचिरा:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootनिचिर- (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; thoroughly
नि:
उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चिक्यतुःthe two have perceived/recognized
चिक्यतुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचि/चित् (धातु: ‘to notice, perceive, understand’) + नि
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