Rig Veda 10.68.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 68, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.68
Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angiras-tradition
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
साध्वर्या अतिथिनीरिषिरा स्पार्हाः सुवर्णा अनवद्यरूपाः । बृहस्पतिः पर्वतेभ्यो वितूर्या निर्गा ऊपे यवमिव स्थिविभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
sādhv-aryā́ atithínīr iṣirā́ spārhā́ḥ suvarṇā́ anavadyá-rūpāḥ | bṛ́haspátiḥ párvatebhyo vitū́rya nírgā ūpe yávam iva sthivíbhyāḥ ||
Translation
साधु, यज्ञमार्गाच्या अतिथिनी—वेगवान, स्पृहणीय, सुवर्णवर्ण, निर्दोषरूप—; बृहस्पतीने पर्वत फोडून, अडथळे छेदून, गायी बाहेर काढल्या—जसे भूशीतून यव झाडून वेगळा करतात.
Word by Word
साध्व॒र्याःthe well-performing (women/ones)
साध्व॒र्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; साधु + वरि/वर्या-)
अतिथिनीःguest-women / hostesses
अतिथिनीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथिनी (प्रातिपदिक; अतिथि- + -नी)
इषिराःswift, vigorous
इषिराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootइषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
स्पार्हाःdesirable, lovely
स्पार्हाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवर्णाःgolden, of good color
सुवर्णाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अनवद्यरूपाःof blameless form
अनवद्यरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्यरूप (प्रातिपदिक; अनवद्य + रूप)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्वतेभ्यःfrom the mountains
पर्वतेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
वितूर्याhaving crossed over / breaking through
वितूर्या:
Karaṇa
TypeVerbal adjective (gerundive/absolutive-like kṛdanta used adverbially)
Rootवि + तॄ (धातु; तॄ = तरणे/अतिक्रमे) → वितूर्य (कृदन्त)
निर्गाःthe cows (out-going/released)
निर्गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर् + गा (धातु; गा = गत्यर्थे) → निर्ग (कृदन्त/नाम)
ऊपेhas approached / came near
ऊपे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootउप + इ (धातु; इ = गत्यर्थे) → उपे (लिट्/परस्मैपद; वैदिक रूप)
यवम्barley
यवम्:
Upamāna (for comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootयव (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
Sambandha (upamā-vācaka)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्थिविभ्यःfrom the thick/solid (masses), from the clods
स्थिविभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्थिवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्थिवि’ = स्थूल/घन/स्थूलकण-सम्बद्ध)
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