Rig Veda 6.30.2 — Mandala 6, Sukta 30, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.30
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra (with Sūrya as manifestation of the established order/light)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा मन्ये बृहदसुर्यमस्य यानि दाधार नकिरा मिनाति । दिवेदिवे सूर्यो दर्शतो भूद्वि सद्मान्युर्विया सुक्रतुर्धात् ॥
Transliteration
ádhā manye bṛhád asúryam asya yā́ni dādhā́ra nákir ā́ mināti | divé-dive sū́ryo darśató bhūd ví sadmā́ny urviyā́ su-krátur dhāt ||
Translation
Then I perceive the vast lordly power in him: what he has upheld, none can diminish. Day after day the Sun becomes visible; the wise-forming power has set wide the dwellings (fields) of existence.
Word by Word
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (avyaya)
मन्येI think, I deem
मन्ये:
Kartā (अहं) / मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
असुर्यम्non-solar (dark), sunless
असुर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + सुर्य)
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
Karma (दाधार इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाधारhas held, has supported
दाधार:
मुख्य क्रिया (सापेक्ष-उपवाक्ये) / Kartā (अस्य)
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारयति)
नकिःno one, none
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिः (न + किः; अव्ययीभूत/निपात)
आtowards; (with verb) completely/at all
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मिनातिdiminishes, injures, destroys
मिनाति:
मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मी (मिनाति) / √मि (हिंसार्थे)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (reduplicated phrase)
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिवस्/दिव)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतःvisible, to-be-seen, splendid
दर्शतः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became, came to be
भूत्:
मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
सद्मान्युःmoving/abiding in the dwellings (stations)
सद्मान्युः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + यु (प्रत्यय; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासभाव) अथवा सद्मन्-यु (स्थानेषु गन्ता/निवासी)
उर्वियाwith broadness; through the wide (space/earth)
उर्विया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/power, wise in action
सुक्रतुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; सु + क्रतु)
धात्set, placed, established
धात्:
मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा
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