Rig Veda 5.7.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 7, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.7
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.7)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स स्मा कृणोति केतुमा नक्तं चिद्दूर आ सते । पावको यद्वनस्पतीन्प्र स्मा मिनात्यजरः ॥
Transliteration
sá smā kṛṇoti ketúm ā́ náktaṃ cid dūrā́ ā́ saté | pāvakó yád vanaspátīn prá smā minā́ty ájaraḥ ||
Translation
Dia benar-benar membentuk tanda cahaya, bahkan pada malam hari, dan ia kelihatan dari jauh; sang pemurni, yang tidak menua, apabila ia mara menekan dan membelah para penguasa rimba (vanaspati), melepaskan nyala yang tersembunyi.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
स्मindeed; just
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
कृणोतिmakes; does
कृणोति:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कर॑णे)
केतुम्a banner/sign; light; signal
केतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नक्तम्by night; at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकरण (काल) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootनक्त (प्रातिपदिक) / नक्तम् (अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
दूरःfar (away)
दूरः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् ‘सः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सतेis; abides
सते:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)
पावकःthe purifying one (Agni)
पावकः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootपावक (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘शोधने’ से)
यत्when; as
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (संबन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
वनस्पतीन्lords of the forest; trees
वनस्पतीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्मindeed
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
मिनातिdiminishes; destroys
मिनाति:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमि (हिंसायाम्/क्षये) / √मिन् (to diminish)
अजरःunaging; undecaying
अजरः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् ‘पावकः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक; न + जर ‘aging’)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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