Rig Veda 1.140.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 140, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.140
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional, subject to recension)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधीवासं परि मातू रिहन्नह तुविग्रेभिः सत्वभिर्याति वि ज्रयः । वयो दधत्पद्वते रेरिहत्सदानु श्येनी सचते वर्तनीरह ॥
Transliteration
adhīvāsáṃ pári mātúḥ ríhann áha tuvigrébhíḥ sátvabhir yāti ví jráyaḥ | váyo dádhat patváte réríhat sádā́ ánu śyénī sacate vartanī́r áha ||
Translation
मातुरधीवासं परितो रिहन् तुविग्रेभिः सत्वभिरभिप्रेरितो याति; वि ज्रयः शीघ्रः विस्तीर्णासु वर्तनीषु प्रसरति। पद्वते वयो दधत्; सदा ऊर्ध्वं रिहन् श्येनी शक्तिः वर्तनीरनुसचते।
Word by Word
अधीवासम्covering, garment; (lit.) a covering put on
अधीवासम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअधि-√वस् (वस् निवासे) / अधीवास- (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ-
रिहन्licking, lapping
रिहन्:
कर्तृ (सहायक-विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√रिह् (रिह् लेहने/लिहने)
अहindeed, surely
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
तुविग्रेभिःwith very strong (powers/forces)
तुविग्रेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवि-ग्र- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty/strong’)
सत्वभिःwith strengths, with powers
सत्वभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसत्व-
यातिgoes, moves
याति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (या गतौ)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ज्रयःthe swift one (runner/flyer)
ज्रयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootज्रय- (प्रातिपदिक; RV ‘swift/impetuous one’, often of a bird/steed)
वयःvigor, vital power; (also) bird/flight (contextual)
वयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्-
दधत्placing, bestowing, bearing
दधत्:
कर्तृ (सहायक-विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धा धारणे)
पद्वतेto the footed one / to the one with steps (i.e., moving being)
पद्वते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootपद्वत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having feet/steps’, ‘path-possessing’)
रेरिहत्repeatedly licking / lapping
रेरिहत्:
कर्तृ (सहायक-विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√रिह् (रिह् लेहने) with reduplication (रे-)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
अनुalong, after, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्येनीthe falcon (female falcon)
श्येनी:
कर्तृ (सहकर्ता/अनुगामी)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येनी-
सचतेaccompanies, follows, keeps company
सचते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सच् समवाये/अनुगमने)
वर्तनीःpaths, tracks, courses
वर्तनीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्तनी-
अहindeed, surely
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
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