Rig Veda 1.37.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.37
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इहेव शृण्व एषां कशा हस्तेषु यद्वदान् । नि यामञ्चित्रमृञ्जते ॥
Transliteration
ihéva śṛṇva eṣā́ṃ kaśā́ hásteṣu yád vadā́n | ní yā́man citrám ṛñjate ||
Translation
Aqui mesmo se os ouve: os chicotes estalam em suas mãos quando proclamam. Em seu avanço, eles instauram uma ordem maravilhosa, pintando o caminho com luzes variadas.
Word by Word
इहhere
इह:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
शृण्वेI hear
शृण्वे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
एषाम्of these (them)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कशाthe whip
कशा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकशा (प्रातिपदिक)
हस्तेषुin (their) hands
हस्तेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which, that (sound/thing)
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वदान्speaking, uttering
वदान्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
निdown, in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यामम्the course/drive, the guiding (track)
यामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रम्bright, wondrous
चित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋञ्जतेthey arrange/straighten, they set in order
ऋञ्जते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootऋञ्ज् (धातु)
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