Rig Veda 1.43.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 43, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.43
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional for RV 1.43)
Devata: Rudra (praise of his luminous, beneficent aspect)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for concise invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यः शुक्र इव सूर्यो हिरण्यमिव रोचते । श्रेष्ठो देवानां वसुः ॥
Transliteration
yáḥ śukrá iva sū́ryo híraṇyam iva rócate | śréṣṭho devā́nāṃ vásuḥ ||
Translation
Тот, кто сияет, как светлый Солнце, кто блистает, как золото, — он лучшее сокровище среди богов, Васу превосходнейший.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रःbright, radiant
शुक्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / Adhikaraṇa (उपमा-संबन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यम्gold
हिरण्यम्:
Karma (उपमान-रूपेण) / —
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
रोचतेshines, is radiant
रोचते:
Kriyā (मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु) → रोचते
श्रेष्ठःbest, most excellent
श्रेष्ठः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्री’/‘श्रि’ धातु-सम्बद्ध तुलनात्मक/अतिशयार्थक-विशेषण)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुःVasu; the good/wealth-giving one
वसुः:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/विधेय-नाम) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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