Rig Veda 10.90.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 90, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.90
Rishi: Nārāyaṇa / Purusha-sūkta tradition (variable)
Devata: Puruṣa (as havis) and the Devas (as sacrificers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्पुरुषेण हविषा देवा यज्ञमतन्वत । वसन्तो अस्यासीदाज्यं ग्रीष्म इध्मः शरद्धविः ॥
Transliteration
yát púruṣeṇa havíṣā devā́ yajñám atanvata | vasantó asyāsīd ā́jyaṃ grī́ṣma idhmáḥ śarád dhavíḥ ||
Translation
ದೇವರುಗಳು ಪುರುಷನನ್ನೇ ಹವಿರೂಪವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿದಾಗ, ವಸಂತವು ಅವನ ಆಜ್ಯವಾಯಿತು, ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮವು ಅವನ ಇಧ್ಮ (ಇಂಧನ)ವಾಯಿತು, ಶರತ್ತು ಅವನ ಹವಿಃ ಆಯಿತು. ಕಾಲದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಲಯವೇ ಅಂತರ್ಯಾಗದ ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿ ಚೇತನೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Word by Word
यत्which/that (by which/when)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-निर्देशक (relative)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुषेणwith/by the Puruṣa
पुरुषेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith the oblation
हविषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अतन्वतthey spread/extended (performed)
अतन्वत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनूकरणे/विस्तारे)
वसन्तःspring
वसन्तः:
कर्तृ/विधेय-नाम (आसीत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof it/of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि/सत्तायाम्)
आज्यम्ghee (clarified butter)
आज्यम्:
विधेय (आसीत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √अञ्ज् ‘to anoint’ → clarified butter)
ग्रीष्मःsummer
ग्रीष्मः:
कर्तृ/विधेय-नाम (आसीत् इत्यस्य, ellipsis)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
इध्मःfuel (firewood)
इध्मः:
विधेय (आसीत् इत्यस्य, ellipsis)
TypeNoun
Rootइध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
शरद्autumn
शरद्:
कर्तृ/विधेय-नाम (आसीत् इत्यस्य, ellipsis)
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
हविःoblation
हविः:
विधेय (आसीत् इत्यस्य, ellipsis)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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