Rig Veda 7.56.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumptive)
Devata: Maruts (with Pṛśni as their mother-principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतानि धीरो निण्या चिकेत पृश्निर्यदूधो मही जभार ॥
Transliteration
etā́ni dhī́ro niṇyā́ ciketa pṛ́śnir yád ū́dho mahī́ jabhā́ra ||
Translation
Inilah yang disedari oleh sang bijaksana yang teguh di tempat-tempat tersembunyi: tatkala Pṛśni, Sang Ibu Mahā yang luas, mengandung dan melahirkan ambing—punca pemeliharaan.
Word by Word
एतानिthese (things)
एतानि:
Karma (object of ‘चिकेत’)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धीरोthe wise one, the seer
धीरो:
Kartā (subject of ‘चिकेत’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक; < धि ‘thought’ + र) अथवा धीर (विशेषण)
निण्याthe hidden (thing), the secret
निण्या:
Karma (object/complement with ‘चिकेत’)
TypeAdjective (used as noun) / Noun
Rootनिण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hidden, secret’)
चिकेतhas perceived/understood
चिकेत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चिती/चेतति ‘to perceive, notice, understand’)
पृश्निःPṛśni (the speckled cow)
पृश्निः:
Kartā (subject of ‘जभार’)
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootपृश्नि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘speckled one’; also name of a cow)
यत्which/that (which)
यत्:
Karma (object of ‘जभार’)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध/यत्-तत् सर्वनाम)
ऊधःudder
ऊधः:
Karma (object of ‘जभार’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महीgreat, mighty
मही:
Kartā (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक; ‘great, mighty’)
जभारhas borne/brought
जभार:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति ‘to bear, carry, bring’)
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