Rig Veda 1.164.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 164, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.164
Rishi: dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ
Devata: viśvedevāḥ (hidden paths of the gods; weaving of order)
Chandas: virāṭ-triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पाकः पृच्छामि मनसाविजानन्देवानामेना निहिता पदानि । वत्से बष्कयेऽधि सप्त तन्तून्वि तत्निरे कवय ओतवा उ ॥
Transliteration
pā́kaḥ pṛcchāmi mánasā́vi-jānan devā́nām enā́ ní-hitā padā́ni | vatsé baṣkáye ádhi saptá tantū́n ví tatnire kaváya ótavā́ u ||
Translation
Niedojrzały, pytam umysłem, który jeszcze nie zna: te są ukrytymi śladami bogów. Na cielęciu, na łonie stawania się, widzący rozciągnęli siedem nici, tkając tkaninę podróży.
Word by Word
पाकःthe simple/ignorant one (I)
पाकः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपाक (प्रातिपदिक) < √पच्
पृच्छामिI ask
पृच्छामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ् (पृच्छ्) ‘to ask’
मनसाwith (my) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अविजानन्not knowing, uncomprehending
अविजानन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√ज्ञा ‘to know’ (with privative a-)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
एनानिthese
एनानि:
कर्म (with implied verb ‘know/see’)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निहितानिplaced, deposited
निहितानि:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootनि-√धा ‘to place, set’
पदानिtracks/steps; (hidden) stations/words
पदानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सेin/on the calf (i.e., in the young one)
वत्से:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
बष्कयेin/on the bāṣkaya (udder/teat; or calf/bull-calf—Vedic term)
बष्कये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootबष्कय (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic, ‘udder/teat’ or ‘young/bull-calf’ per context)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण-प्रवर्तक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
तन्तून्threads
तन्तून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth
वि:
क्रिया-विशेषक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तत्निरेthey have stretched/spread
तत्निरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तन् ‘to stretch’
कवयःthe seers/poets
कवयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
ओतवाःweaving/ordering (ones), weavers
ओतवाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootओतवन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √वे/√वा ‘to weave’ with prefix ā/ava?; Vedic ‘weavers/arrangers’)
उindeed, verily
उ:
भाव-प्रकाशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
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