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Rig Veda 10.71.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 71, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.71

Rishi: Bṛhaspati
Devata: Vāc
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

अक्षण्वन्तः कर्णवन्तः सखायो मनोजवेष्वसमा बभूवुः । आदघ्नास उपकक्षास उ त्वे ह्रदा इव स्नात्वा उ त्वे ददृश्रे ॥

akṣaṇvántáḥ kárṇavantáḥ sakhā́yo manojavéṣv ásamā babhūvuḥ | ādaghnā́sa upakakṣā́sa u tve hradā́ iva snā́tvā u tve dadṛśre ||

ଆଖିଥିବା, କାନଥିବା ସଖାମାନେ ମନର ଦ୍ରୁତ ଗତିମାନ ଚଳନରେ ଅସମ ହୋଇଗଲେ। କେହି ଘୁଁଡି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ, କେହି କକ୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ—ସ୍ନାନ ପରେ ହ୍ରଦ (କୁଣ୍ଡ) ଯେପରି—ତୋ ଭିତରେ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇ ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ମୟ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

अक्ष्ण्वन्तःhaving eyes, seeing
अक्ष्ण्वन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्ष्ण्वन्त् (अक्ष्णु- ‘आँख’ + -वत्)
कर्णवन्तःhaving ears, hearing
कर्णवन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्णवन्त् (कर्ण ‘कान’ + -वत्)
सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक: सखा-)
मनोजवेषुin the mind-swift (impulses/paths), in mental speed
मनोजवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound used substantively)
Rootमनोजव (मनस् + जव)
असमाunequal, unlike (others)
असमा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअसमान् (a- + समान)
बभूवुःthey became
बभूवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
आदघ्नासःreaching down / low-reaching (epithet)
आदघ्नासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootआदघ्न (आ-√दघ्/दघ्न् ‘to reach/attain’; वैदिक विशेषण) अथवा ‘आदघ्न’ = ‘अधः-घ्न’ (नीचं हन्ति/दब्नोति) इति व्युत्पत्तिः (पाठभेद-व्याख्येय)
उपकक्षासःthose at the side/nearby; attendants (lit. ‘at the flank’)
उपकक्षासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउपकक्षा (उप- + कक्षा)
indeed, and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
ह्रदाःlakes, pools
ह्रदाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootह्रद (ह्रदः)
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerbal indeclinable (gerund)
Root√स्ना
indeed, and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
ददृश्रेthey have seen / they appeared (to sight)
ददृश्रे:
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्

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