Rig Veda 5.82.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 82, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.82
Devata: Savitṛ
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य हि स्वयशस्तरं सवितुः कच्चन प्रियम् । न मिनन्ति स्वराज्यम् ॥
Transliteration
asyá hí sváyaśastaraṃ savitúḥ kác caná priyám | ná minánti svārā́jyam ||
Translation
സ്വയം-യശസ്സുള്ള സവിതൃവിന് പ്രിയമായത് എന്തായാലും—അതിനെ ആരും കുറയ്ക്കുകയില്ല; അവന്റെ സ്വരാജ്യം, അവന്റെ അന്തർസാർവഭൗമാധികാരം, അഖണ്ഡമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
Word by Word
अस्यof him/this (of Savitṛ)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
स्वयशस्तरम्more glorious (in itself), of greater renown
स्वयशस्तरम्:
कर्म (object/complement with implied ‘(किंचित्) अस्ति/भवति’)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वयशस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (comparative suffix)
सवितुःof Savitṛ (the Impeller/Sun-deity)
सवितुः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
कच्चनat all; any (even the least)
कच्चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक (interrog./indef.) + चन (enclitic particle)
प्रियम्dear thing; what is beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
मिनन्तिthey diminish/impair
मिनन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मि (मिनाति) ‘to diminish, injure, violate’
स्वराज्यम्self-rule, sovereignty
स्वराज्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्वराज्य (प्रातिपदिक) < स्व- + राज्य
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