Rig Veda 1.146.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 146, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.146

Devata: Agni (manifesting as universal visibility)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दिदृक्षेण्यः परि काष्ठासु जेन्य ईळेन्यो महो अर्भाय जीवसे । पुरुत्रा यदभवत्सूरहैभ्यो गर्भेभ्यो मघवा विश्वदर्शतः ॥

Transliteration

didṛkṣeṇyáḥ pári kā́ṣṭhāsu jényá īḷényo mahó árbhāya jīváse | puru-trā́ yád abhavat sū́r-ahaibhyo gárbhebhyo maghávā viśvá-darśataḥ ||

Translation

Layak dipandang, ia bergerak mengelilingi kepingan-kepingan kayu; mulia dan patut dipuja, demi hidup si anak dalam Yang Mahaluas. Apabila ia menjadi di banyak tempat daripada rahim-rahim pembunuh Surya itu, Sang Pemurah pun kelihatan bagi semua.

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Word by Word

• दि॒दृ॒क्षेण्यः: desirous to see; worth seeing
• दि॒दृ॒क्षेण्यः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिदृक्षेण्य- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् ‘to see’ + desiderative nuance दिदृक्ष- + -एण्य)

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• काष्ठासु: in/among the wooden posts (logs; pieces of wood)
• काष्ठासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठा-

• जेन्यः: victorious, conqueror
• जेन्यः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जेन्य- (प्रातिपदिक; √जि ‘to conquer’)

• ईळेन्यः: praiseworthy; to be invoked
• ईळेन्यः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईळेन्य- (प्रातिपदिक; √ईळ्/ईड् ‘to praise, invoke’)

• महो: of the great (one); of greatness
• महो: — (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्-

• अर्भाय: for the child; for the young one
• अर्भाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्भ-

• जीवसे: for living; for life
• जीवसे: Prayojana/उद्देश्य (दातिव-अर्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवस्- (कृदन्त/भाववाचक; √जीव् ‘to live’)

• पुरुत्रा: in many places; widely
• पुरुत्रा: Adhikaraṇa (देश/विस्तार-अर्थे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरुत्रा (अव्यय; पुरु ‘many’ + -त्रा)

• यत्: when/that which
• यत्: — (सम्बन्धक-अव्ययवत्)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्-

• अभवत्: became; came to be
• अभवत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भवति)

• सूरहैभ्यः: from the strong/heroic ones
• सूरहैभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरहि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘heroic/strong one’, Vedic)

• गर्भेभ्यः: from the wombs; from the embryos
• गर्भेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ-

• मघवा: the bountiful one (Maghavan, Indra)
• मघवा: Kartā
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन्-

• विश्वदर्शतः: visible to all; all-splendid
• विश्वदर्शतः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वदर्शत- (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व ‘all’ + दर्शत ‘visible, splendid’)