Rig Veda 1.141.1 — Mandala 1, Sukta 141, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.141
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional, subject to recension)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बळित्था तद्वपुषे धायि दर्शतं देवस्य भर्गः सहसो यतो जनि । यदीमुप ह्वरते साधते मतिॠतस्य धेना अनयन्त सस्रुतः ॥
Transliteration
baḷitthā́ tád vápūṣe dhāyi darśatáṃ devásya bhárgaḥ sáhaso yáto jáni | yadīm úpa hvárate sā́dhate matí ṛtásya dhénā anayanta sasrútaḥ ||
Translation
നിശ്ചയമായും, അത് ദൃശ്യമാകുന്ന രൂപത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമായി—ദേവന്റെ ഭർഗഃ, സഹസ് (ശക്തി)യിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചത്. മതി (ചിന്ത) സമീപിച്ചു, സാധനത്തിനായി ആകാംക്ഷയിൽ തിരിയുമ്പോൾ, ഋതസ്യ ധേനാഃ (ഋതത്തിന്റെ പ്രവാഹഗോവുകൾ) സസ്രുതഃ (നിരന്തരം ഒഴുകി) അതിനെ മുന്നോട്ടു നയിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
बळित्थाin a mighty/strong manner; truly powerfully
बळित्था:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबळित्था (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वपुषेfor (his) form/beauty
वपुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धायिwas set/placed; was established
धायि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
दर्शतम्beautiful to see; splendid
दर्शतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक) < √दृश्
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
भर्गःradiance; blazing splendor
भर्गः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/power
सहसः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यतःfrom which; whence
यतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय) < यद्
जनिःbirth; origin
जनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजनि (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन्
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय) < यद्
ईम्indeed; just
ईम्:
—
TypeParticle
Rootईम् (निपात)
उपtowards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ह्वरतेturns aside; wavers
ह्वरते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वर् (धातु)
साधतेaccomplishes; strives; makes good
साधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसाध् (धातु)
मतिःthought; intention; devotion
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन्
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनाःcows; streams (of nourishment)
धेनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अनयन्तthey led; they brought along
अनयन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु) + अनु-
सस्रुतःflowing; streaming; running forth
सस्रुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसस्रुत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √सृ (सरति)
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