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Rig Veda 1.161.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 161, Mantra 9

Sukta 1.161

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya (traditional attribution for RV 1.161)
Devata: Rbhus
Chandas: Trishtubh

आपो भूयिष्ठा इत्येको अब्रवीदग्निर्भूयिष्ठ इत्यन्यो अब्रवीत् । वधर्यन्तीं बहुभ्यः प्रैको अब्रवीदृता वदन्तश्चमसाँ अपिंशत ॥

ā́po bhū́yiṣṭhā íty éko abravīd agnír bhū́yiṣṭha íty anyó abravīt | vádharyántīṃ bahúbhyaḥ prá éko abravīd ṛtā́ vádantaś camasā́n apiṃśata ||

ഒരാൾ പറഞ്ഞു: “ആപഃ (ജലങ്ങൾ) സമൃദ്ധമാകട്ടെ”; മറ്റൊരാൾ പറഞ്ഞു: “അഗ്നി സമൃദ്ധമാകട്ടെ.” ഒരാൾ അനേകര്ക്കായി മുന്നേറുന്ന ശക്തിയെ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു. ഋതത്തിന്റെ സത്യങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവർ ചമസങ്ങൾ (പാത്രങ്ങൾ) രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി—ആനന്ദം ധരിക്കാൻ യോജ്യമായ രൂപങ്ങൾ.

आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) / आप्-
भूयिष्ठाःmost (excellent), very much
भूयिष्ठाः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Predicative
TypeAdjective
Rootभूयिष्ठ (भूयस्- का अतिशय/तमतम-प्रत्यय; ‘more/most’)
इतिthus, ‘so’
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एकःone (of them)
एकः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
भूयिष्ठःmost (excellent)
भूयिष्ठः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Predicative
TypeAdjective
Rootभूयिष्ठ (भूयस्- का अतिशय/तमतम-प्रत्यय)
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अन्यःanother (one)
अन्यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
वधर्यन्तीम्the striking/injuring (female one)
वधर्यन्तीम्:
Karma (उक्त/निहित वस्तु) / Object of ‘said’ (as quoted epithet)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootवधर्यन्ती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वधर्य/वध्- ‘to strike/hurt’ से ‘वधर्य’ प्रकार; ‘injuring/striking’ भाव)
बहुभ्यःto/for many
बहुभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
एकःone (of them)
एकः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
ऋताtruths, right ordinances
ऋता:
Karma (वदन्तः इति क्रियायाः) / Object
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
वदन्तःspeaking
वदन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√वद् (धातु)
चमसान्cups, bowls (soma-cups)
चमसान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिंशतthey fashioned/adorned
अपिंशत:
TypeVerb
Root√पिश् (धातु) ‘to adorn, form, fashion’

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