Rig Veda 10.121.4 — Mandala 10, Sukta 121, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.121
Rishi: Hiraṇyagarbha / Prajāpati (traditional)
Devata: Ka / Prajāpati
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्येमे हिमवन्तो महित्वा यस्य समुद्रं रसया सहाहुः । यस्येमाः प्रदिशो यस्य बाहू कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
Transliteration
yásyemé himávanto mahitvā́ yásya samudráṃ rasáyā sahā́huḥ | yásyemā́ḥ pradíśo yásya bāhū́ kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||
Translation
Cuja grandeza são estes picos nevados; cujo é o oceano com a seiva que corre nas águas; cujas são estas direções, cujos braços — a que Deus ofereceremos o havis, a oblação sacrificial?
Word by Word
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese
इमे:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘are/stand’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हिमवन्तःthe हिमवन्त mountains (snowy mountains)
हिमवन्तः:
कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
TypeNoun (mountain-name/adj. used substantively)
Rootहिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वाby (his) greatness
महित्वा:
करण (by/through greatness)
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; from महत्)
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रम्the ocean
समुद्रम्:
कर्म (of ‘they call/declare’)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रसयाwith Rasā (the mythical stream/juice)
रसया:
करण (by/with the ‘Rasā’/sap-stream)
TypeNoun
Rootरसा (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
आहुःthey have said/called
आहुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु; ‘to say’)
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिशःthe directions/quarters
प्रदिशः:
कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बाहू(the two) arms
बाहू:
कर्तृ/अधिकरण (predicative: ‘are (his) arms’)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
कस्मैto which (god)?
कस्मै:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypePronoun (interrogative)
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवायto the god
देवाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith an oblation
हविषा:
करण (by/with oblation)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमmay we offer/perform (worship)
विधेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) + वि-
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