Rig Veda 8.101.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.101
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable for RV 8.101; exact seer not provided in input)
Devata: Ādityas (contextually Mitra–Varuṇa and allied powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते हिन्विरे अरुणं जेन्यं वस्वेकं पुत्रं तिसॄणाम् । ते धामान्यमृता मर्त्यानामदब्धा अभि चक्षते ॥
Transliteration
té hinvire aruṇáṃ jényam vásv ékaṃ putráṃ tisṝṇā́m | té dhā́māny amṛ́tā martyā́nām ádabdhā abhí cakṣate ||
Translation
They impel the ruddy, conquering treasure—one son of the three (powers); the immortals, unfailing, look upon the stations of mortals and set them in right seeing.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिन्विरेthey impel/drive on
हिन्विरे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हिन्/हिव् (प्रेरणे)
अरुणम्the ruddy one (Aruna)
अरुणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
जेन्यम्victorious, conquerable/conquering
जेन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जि ‘to conquer’ से)
वसुa treasure/good (as a boon)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तिसॄणाम्of the three (fem.)
तिसॄणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि (सङ्ख्या-प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-रूप)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धामानिabodes, stations, ordinances
धामानि:
Karma (of ‘behold’)
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal
अमृताः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यानाम्of mortals
मर्त्यानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धाःunharmed, unbeguiled, unassailable
अदब्धाः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; a- + √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्षतेthey behold, look upon
चक्षते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√चक्ष् (दर्शने)
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