Rig Veda 1.188.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 188, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.188
Rishi: Agastya
Devata: Ritual ‘doors’/threshold-powers; implicitly the Ādityas and the luminous orders that ‘pour’ ghṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विराट् सम्राड्विभ्वीः प्रभ्वीर्बह्वीश्च भूयसीश्च याः । दुरो घृतान्यक्षरन् ॥
Transliteration
virā́ṭ samrā́ḍ vibhvī́ḥ prabhvī́r bahvī́ś ca bhū́yasīś ca yā́ḥ | dúro ghṛtā́ny akṣaran ||
Translation
വിരാട്, സമ്രാട്—വിഭ്വീ, പ്രഭ്വീ—അനേകം, ഇനിയും അധികം—ഇവയാണ് ശക്തികൾ. അവരുടെ ദ്വാരങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഘൃതംപോലെ ശുദ്ധപ്രകാശവും ആനന്ദവും ഒഴുകുന്നു. ആ തുറവുകൾ സത്യത്തിന്റെ ദീപ്തമായ മാധുര്യം ഞങ്ങളിലേക്കു പകരട്ടെ.
Word by Word
वि॒राट्the widely-ruling (one)
वि॒राट्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवि-राज् (प्रातिपदिक: विराट्)
स॒म्राट्the sovereign ruler
स॒म्राट्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसम्-राज् (प्रातिपदिक: सम्राट्)
वि॒भ्वीःall-pervading (f.)
वि॒भ्वीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्वि- (प्रातिपदिक: विभ्वी)
प्र॒भ्वीःmighty, powerful (f.)
प्र॒भ्वीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभ्वि- (प्रातिपदिक: प्रभ्वी)
ब॒ह्वीःmany (f.)
ब॒ह्वीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु- (स्त्री: बह्वी)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भूय॑सीःmore numerous, greater (f.)
भूय॑सीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootभूयस्- (comparative of बहु-; स्त्री: भूयसी)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
याःwho/which (f. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दुरःdoors, gates
दुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार् (प्रातिपदिक: दुर्/द्वार्; नपुंसक: द्वारम्; वैदिक: दुरः)
घृ॒तानिghee, clarified butter
घृ॒तानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अ॑क्षरन्(they) flowed, streamed
अ॑क्षरन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्षर् (धातु) < आ-क्षर्/अक्षरन् (वैदिक: injunctive/aorist-like)
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