Rig Veda 1.24.6 — Mandala 1, Sukta 24, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.24
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Likely Varuṇa/Āditya sovereignty in RV 1.24; this verse also strongly features Āpaḥ and Vāta imagery
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (probable; long pādas; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि ते क्षत्रं न सहो न मन्युं वयश्चनामी पतयन्त आपुः । नेमा आपो अनिमिषं चरन्तीर्न ये वातस्य प्रमिनन्त्यभ्वम् ॥
Transliteration
náhi te kṣatráṃ ná sáho ná mányuṃ váyaś canā́mī patáyanta ā́puḥ | némā ā́po ani-míṣaṃ cárantīr ná ye vā́tasya prá-minanty ábhvam ||
Translation
Bukanlah kedaulatan-Mu, bukan juga kekuatan-Mu, bukan amarah-Mu yang menggelegak—bahkan makhluk bersayap pun tidak mampu mengejar. Bahkan Air-air ini, yang bergerak tanpa berkelip, tidak dapat disekat; kerana mereka tidak mengurangi keluasan Sang Angin.
Word by Word
नहिsurely not / indeed not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
क्षत्रम्sovereign power, dominion
क्षत्रम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (वाक्यरचना अनुसार; ‘ते क्षत्रम्’ = ‘your dominion/power’)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सहःmight, strength
सहः:
कर्तृ/कर्म (समुच्चित निषेध में)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मन्युम्wrath, fierce resolve
मन्युम्:
कर्म (निषेध के अन्तर्गत)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvitality, life-force
वयः:
कर्तृ/कर्म (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चनeven (at all)
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन
आमीthese (ones)
आमी:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (एतद्-प्रकार सर्वनाम; Vedic form)
पतयन्तःflying about, rushing
पतयन्तः:
कर्तृ (आमी पतयन्तः)
TypeParticiple
Rootपतयन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; pres. act. participle from √पत्/पतय् ‘to fly about, rush’)
आपुःthey reached / attained
आपुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√आप् (आप्नोति) / Vedic perfect/aorist form
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इमाthese
इमा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक; plural tantum)
अनिमिषम्unblinking, unceasing
अनिमिषम्:
कर्म/विशेषण (चरन्तीः के साथ भावतः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिमिष (प्रातिपदिक; a- + निमिष ‘blink’)
चरन्तीःmoving, roaming
चरन्तीः:
कर्तृ (आपः चरन्तीः)
TypeParticiple
Root√चर् (चरति)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ (प्रमिनन्ति के)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रमिनन्तिthey diminish / impair
प्रमिनन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √मि/मिन् (मिनोति ‘to diminish, damage’)
अभ्वम्vastness, great expanse (mighty force)
अभ्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
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