Rig Veda 1.140.7 — Mandala 1, Sukta 140, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.140
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (traditional; verify)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (uncertain; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स संस्तिरो विष्टिरः सं गृभायति जानन्नेव जानतीर्नित्य आ शये । पुनर्वर्धन्ते अपि यन्ति देव्यमन्यद्वर्पः पित्रोः कृण्वते सचा ॥
Transliteration
sa saṃ-stiro vi-ṣṭiraḥ saṃ gṛbhāyati jānan eva jānatīr nitya ā śaye | punaḥ vardhante api yanti devyam anyad varpaḥ pitroḥ kṛṇvate sacā ||
Translation
स संस्तिरो विस्तिरः सन् ताः सं गृभायति; जानन्नेव जानतीः नित्यं आ शये। पुनर्वर्धन्ते, अपि यन्ति देव्यं; सचा पित्रोः अन्यद् वर्पः कृण्वते।
Word by Word
सhe (that one)
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
संस्तिरःthe spreader/arranger (one who lays out)
संस्तिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसं-स्तॄ (धातु) → संस्तिर (कृदन्त/नाम)
विष्टिरःthe distributor/spreader
विष्टिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवि-स्तॄ (धातु) → विष्टिर (कृदन्त/नाम)
संगृभायतिgrasps together, gathers
संगृभायति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-गृह् (गृभ्) धातु
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootज्ञा (धातु) → जानन् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जानतीःthe knowing (females), those who know
जानतीः:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootज्ञा (धातु) → जानती (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
नित्यःeverlasting, constant
नित्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ
शयेlies down, rests
शये:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootशी (धातु)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
वर्धन्तेgrow, increase
वर्धन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
अपिalso; moreover
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यन्तिgo
यन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
देव्यम्the divine (realm/thing)
देव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदेव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यत्another, different
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्पःform, appearance, body
वर्पः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्पस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पित्रोःof the two parents / in the two parents
पित्रोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वतेmake, fashion
कृण्वते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
सचाtogether with, in company
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (अव्यय)
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