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Rig Veda 4.58.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 58, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.58

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Ghṛta (as recovered light/essence) with Indra and Sūrya as manifesting powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

त्रिधा हितं पणिभिर्गुह्यमानं गवि देवासो घृतमन्वविन्दन् । इन्द्र एकं सूर्य एकं जजान वेनादेकं स्वधया निष्टतक्षुः ॥

tridhā́ hitáṃ paṇí-bhir gúhyamānaṃ gávī devā́so ghṛtám ánv avindan | índra ékaṃ sū́rya ékaṃ jajāna venā́d ékaṃ svadháyā níṣ ṭatakṣuḥ ||

ത്രിധാ നിക്ഷിപ്തവും പണികളാൽ ഗുഹ്യമായി മറച്ചുവെച്ചതുമായതു—ദേവന്മാർ ഗോവിൽ (പ്രകാശമയ സ്രോതസ്സിൽ) ഘൃതത്തെ അന്വേഷിച്ചു കണ്ടെത്തി. ഇന്ദ്രൻ ഒരു രൂപം ജനിപ്പിച്ചു, സൂര്യൻ മറ്റൊന്ന്; വേനയിൽ നിന്ന് (ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ള ദർശകൻ) സ്വധയാൽ ഒന്നിനെ അവർ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി.

त्रिधाin three ways; threefold
त्रिधा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-अधिकरणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिधा (अव्यय; tri-dhā ‘in three ways’)
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हितम्placed; deposited (thing)
हितम्:
Karma (वस्तु-रूपेण ‘placed/hidden thing’)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√धा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त, PPP) अथवा ‘हित’ प्रातिपदिक
पणिभिःby the Paṇis (niggardly demons/robbers)
पणिभिः:
Kartā (कर्तृ-समूहः; ‘by the Paṇis’)
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
गुह्यमानम्being hidden; being concealed
गुह्यमानम्:
Karma (हितम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√गुह् (गोपने) → गुह्यमान (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त; passive pres. ptc.)
गविin the cow; in the cattle (as a locus)
गवि:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान-अधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee; clarified butter
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; after; following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अविन्दन्they found; they discovered
अविन्दन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (लभे/ज्ञाने) with prefix अव-; here ‘to find’
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one (thing/one form)
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यःSūrya (the Sun)
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one (thing/one form)
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
जजानbegot; generated
जजान:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने) → reduplicated perfect
वेनात्from Vena
वेनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootवेन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Vena’, a seer/impulse)
एकम्one (thing/one form)
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधयाby (their) own power; by inherent might
स्वधया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
निष्टतक्षुःthey fashioned; they carved out
निष्टतक्षुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√तक्ष् (तक्षणे ‘to fashion’) with prefix निस्-/निः- → निष्टतक्षुः

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