Rig Veda 1.64.2 — Mandala 1, Sukta 64, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.64
Rishi: Nodha Gautama
Devata: Maruts (as Rudra’s sons/companions)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते जज्ञिरे दिव ऋष्वास उक्षणो रुद्रस्य मर्या असुरा अरेपसः । पावकासः शुचयः सूर्या इव सत्वानो न द्रप्सिनो घोरवर्पसः ॥
Transliteration
té jajñire divá ṛṣvā́sa ukṣáṇo rudrásya már yā ásurā arepásaḥ | pāvakā́saḥ śúcayaḥ sū́ryā iva sátvāno ná drapsíno ghóravarpasaḥ ||
Translation
They are born from Heaven—lofty, bull-like powers, the young heroes of Rudra, masters of the breath of force, without stain. Pure and bright like suns, they are beings of intense substance, like gleaming drops, formidable in their forms.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञिरेwere born / came into being
जज्ञिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि॒ँ प्रादुर्भावे)
दिवःfrom heaven / of heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
ऋष्वासःlofty, exalted
ऋष्वासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्षणःbulls
उक्षणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्रस्यof Rudra
रुद्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्याःyoung men, heroes
मर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
असुराःmighty ones (Asuras = powerful beings)
असुराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
अरेपसःspotless, faultless
अरेपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रेपस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
पावकासःpurifying
पावकासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचयःbright, pure
शुचयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्याःsuns (sun-like ones)
सूर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सत्वानःstrong ones, vigorous beings
सत्वानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसत्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
द्रप्सिनःdrop-bearing; having shining drops
द्रप्सिनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रप्सिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
घोरवर्पसःof terrible form/appearance
घोरवर्पसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर-वर्पस् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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