Rig Veda 1.37.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.37
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
येषामज्मेषु पृथिवी जुजुर्वाँ इव विश्पतिः । भिया यामेषु रेजते ॥
Transliteration
yéṣām ájmeṣu pṛthivī́ jujurvā́ṃ iva viśpátiḥ | bhiyā́ yā́meṣu réjate ||
Translation
ໃນການພັດທະນາຂອງພວກເຂົາ, ແຜ່ນດິນໂລກເອງສັ່ນສະເທືອນຄືກັບເຈົ້າຂອງເຮືອນທີ່ເມື່ອຍລ້າ; ໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງພວກເຂົາ, ນາງສັ່ນສະເທືອນດ້ວຍຄວາມຢ້ານກົວ, ຍ້ອນການຂັບເຄື່ອນທີ່ມີລະບຽບຂອງພວກເຂົານັ້ນຫນ້າປະທັບໃຈ.
Word by Word
येषाम्of whom / whose
येषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
अज्मेषुin the courses/paths (marches)
अज्मेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
जुजुर्वान्worn away / aged
जुजुर्वान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (Perfect active) used adjectivally
Root√जृ (जर्/जॄ) ‘to wear away, decay’
इवlike, as if
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
विश्पतिःthe lord of the clan/household
विश्पतिः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्पति (प्रातिपदिक: ‘clan/settlement-lord’)
भियाwith fear / out of fear
भिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootभी (प्रातिपदिक: ‘fear’)
यामेषुin the watches / in the journeys
यामेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक: ‘going, course; watch of night’)
रेजतेtrembles / shakes
रेजते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रेज् (to tremble, shake)
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