Rig Veda 10.88.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 88, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.88
Devata: Agni (birth of fire as revelation of light)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गीर्णं भुवनं तमसापगूळ्हमाविः स्वरभवज्जाते अग्नौ । तस्य देवाः पृथिवी द्यौरुतापोऽरणयन्नोषधीः सख्ये अस्य ॥
Transliteration
gīrṇaṃ bhuvanaṃ tamasā apagūḷham āviḥ svaḥ abhavaj jāte agnau | tasya devāḥ pṛthivī dyauḥ utāpo ’raṇayann oṣadhīḥ sakhye asya ||
Translation
Мир, поглощённый и сокрытый тьмой, стал явным — светлый свод возник, когда родился Агни. Ради дружбы с ним боги — Земля и Небо, и также Воды — породили растения.
Word by Word
गीर्णम्swallowed, engulfed
गीर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√गॄ (गिरति) / क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त 'गीर्ण'
भुवनम्the world, existence
भुवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; √भू)
तमसाby darkness
तमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपगूळ्हम्hidden, concealed
अपगूळ्हम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअप-√गूह् (गूहते) / क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'गूळ्ह'
आविःmanifest, openly
आविः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (अव्यय)
स्वःthe light/heaven (svar)
स्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्/स्वर् (प्रातिपदिक; 'heaven, light')
अभवत्became, came to be
अभवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
जातेwhen (he) was born
जाते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√जन् (जायते) / क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'जात'
अग्नौin/at Agni (the Fire)
अग्नौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यौःthe sky
द्यौः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
Samuccaya
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/आपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरणयन्they produced/arranged
अरणयन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अरण्/अरणय् (वैदिक causative-like) 'to set in motion/arrange/produce'
ओषधीःthe plants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship, in alliance
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this one (of him)
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) / एतदर्थे 'अस्य'
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