Rig Veda 10.3.5 — Mandala 10, Sukta 3, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.3
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वना न यस्य भामासः पवन्ते रोचमानस्य बृहतः सुदिवः । ज्येष्ठेभिर्यस्तेजिष्ठैः क्रीळुमद्भिर्वर्षिष्ठेभिर्भानुभिर्नक्षति द्याम् ॥
Transliteration
svanā́ ná yásya bhā́māsaḥ pávente rócamānasya bṛhatáḥ su-dívaḥ | jyéṣṭhebhiḥ yás téjiṣṭhaiḥ krīḷumád-bhiḥ várṣiṣṭhebhiḥ bhā́nu-bhir nákṣati dyā́m ||
Translation
Like resonant currents, his radiances stream—of the shining Vast One of good heaven. With the eldest, most blazing, playfully powerful, most abundant beams, he reaches and possesses the heaven of light.
Word by Word
स्व॒नाwith/like a sound; by a roar
स्व॒ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन (प्रातिपदिक) / √स्वन् (धातु: शब्दे)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भामा॑सःsplendours, radiances
भामा॑सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभाम (प्रातिपदिक)
पव॑न्तेflow, stream forth, purify themselves
पव॑न्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) / √पु (पवने, शुद्धौ)
रोच॑मानस्यof the shining one
रोच॑मानस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootरोचमान (कृदन्त; √रुच्/√रोच् दीप्तौ)
बृह॒तःof the great
बृह॒तः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
सु॒दिवःof good heaven / of bright heaven
सु॒दिवः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + दिव्/द्यौ ‘sky, heaven’)
ज्येष्ठे॑भिःwith the eldest/foremost
ज्येष्ठे॑भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेजि॑ष्ठैःwith the most brilliant
तेजि॑ष्ठैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of तेजस्/तेजिन्)
क्रीळु॒मद्भिःwith the sportive/playing ones
क्रीळु॒मद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रीळुमत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sportive, playful’)
वर्षि॑ष्ठेभिःwith the mightiest
वर्षि॑ष्ठेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्षिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of वृश्/वर्ष ‘strong, mighty’)
भा॒नुभिःwith rays, beams
भा॒नुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्ष॑तिreaches, attains
नक्ष॑ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नक्ष् (व्याप्तौ/प्रापणे; ‘to reach, attain’)
द्याम्the heaven, the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
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