Rig Veda 6.45.20: Mandala 6, Sukta 45, Mantra 20
Sukta 6.45
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि विश्वानि पार्थिवाँ एको वसूनि पत्यते । गिर्वणस्तमो अध्रिगुः ॥
Transliteration
sá hí víśvāni pārthivā́ṃ éko vásūni pátyate | gírvāṇastamo ádhri-guḥ ||
Translation
കാരണം അവൻ ഒരുത്തൻ തന്നെയാണ് എല്ലാ പാർത്ഥിവ വസുക്കളിലും ആധിപത്യം വഹിക്കുന്നത്; വാക്കിന്റെ ഗായകർക്ക് ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയൻ, പിടിയിൽ അചഞ്ചലൻ—അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് അധിപത്യം ധരിക്കുന്നത്.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात) अव्यय
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
पार्थिवान्earthly, terrestrial
पार्थिवान्:
कर्म (विश्वानि इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (पृथिवी-सम्बन्धी) प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक
एकःalone, one
एकः:
कर्तृ (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootएक
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
पत्यतेis lord of, rules
पत्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतॢँ गतौ/पालने) → ‘to be lord/master’ (आत्मनेपदम्)
गिर्वणस्तमःmost praised / best of those who accept hymns
गिर्वणस्तमः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् + तमप् (तम) (प्रातिपदिक: ‘praise-accepting’)
अध्रिगुःunyielding/steadfast (epithet)
अध्रिगुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअध्रि-गु (बहुव्रीहि/उपपद-समास; ‘अध्रि’ = firm/unyielding; ‘गु’ = going/impelling?)
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