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Rig Veda 5.40.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 40, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.40

Rishi: Atri Bhāuma
Devata: Sūrya (restored) with Indra as invoked support; narrative centers on Atri’s brahman
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical check)

स्वर्भानोरध यदिन्द्र माया अवो दिवो वर्तमाना अवाहन् । गूळ्हं सूर्यं तमसापव्रतेन तुरीयेण ब्रह्मणाविन्ददत्रिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.40.6

svàr-bhānor ádha yád indra māyā́ ávo divó vártamānā avā́han | gūḷháṃ sū́ryaṃ támasā́pavratena turī́yeṇa bráhmaṇāvindad átriḥ ||

Wtedy, gdy oszustwa Svàrbhānu poruszały się pod niebem, o Indro, i znosiły je w dół, Atri czwartą mocą Słowa znalazł Słońce ukryte przez ciemność, która odwróciła się od prawego prawa.

स्वर्भानोःof Svarbhānu
स्वर्भानोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्भानु- (प्रातिपदिक; असुर/राक्षस-नाम)
अधthen, thereupon
अध:
सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
यदिif, when
यदि:
सम्बन्ध (conditional marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
मायाः(his) magical powers, illusions
मायाः:
कर्तृ (of the verb अवाहन्)
TypeNoun
Rootमाया- (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःdownwards
अवः:
क्रियाविशेषण (direction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-स्वरूप; ‘down’)
दिवःfrom heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
अपादान/अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (source: ‘from heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘heaven, sky’)
वर्तमानाःmoving, proceeding
वर्तमानाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootवर्त् (धातु) → वर्तमान- (शतृ/शानच् वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अवाहन्they carried/brought
अवाहन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) + उपसर्ग आ-
गूळ्हम्hidden
गूळ्हम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootगुह् (धातु) → गूळ्ह (क्त कृदन्त)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
तमसाwith darkness
तमसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपव्रतेनby a perverse/hostile rite (spell)
अपव्रतेन:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअपव्रत- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘deviant/false ordinance, hostile spell’)
तुरीयेणwith the fourth
तुरीयेण:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootतुरीय- (प्रातिपदिक ‘fourth’)
ब्रह्मणाby sacred formulation/prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अविन्दत्he found, he recovered
अविन्दत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु ‘to find’) + उपसर्ग अव-
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रि- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)

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