Rig Veda 1.141.3 — Mandala 1, Sukta 141, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.141
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional, subject to recension)
Devata: Agni (with Mātariśvan as agent of manifestation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
निर्यदीं बुध्नान्महिषस्य वर्पस ईशानासः शवसा क्रन्त सूरयः । यदीमनु प्रदिवो मध्व आधवे गुहा सन्तं मातरिश्वा मथायति ॥
Transliteration
nír yad ī́ṃ budhnā́n mahiṣásya várpasa īśānā́saḥ śávasā kránta sū́rayaḥ | yadīm ánu pradívo mádhva ā́dhave guhā́ sántam mātáriśvā mathā́yati ||
Translation
यदा बुध्नात् महिषस्य वर्पः निर्यति, तदा ईशानाः सूरयः शवसा क्रान्ति। यदा च प्रदिवो मध्व् आधवे अनु, गुहायां सन्तं मातरिश्वा मथायति।
Word by Word
निःout, forth
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिस् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यत्he/it drove/led
यत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
ईम्indeed, just, him/it (emphatic particle)
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
बुध्नात्from the base/bottom
बुध्नात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootबुध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
महिषस्यof the buffalo/bull (mighty one)
महिषस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्पसःof the form/beauty, appearance
वर्पसः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्पस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानासःruling, possessing, lording
ईशानासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootईशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईश्)
शवसाby strength, with might
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रन्तthey strode/stepped forth
क्रन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम्/क्रन्द् (धातु; वैदिक रूप क्रन्त)
सूरयःthe seers/sages
सूरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
ईम्indeed, just
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रदिवःof the fore-heaven/upper sky
प्रदिवः:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense via genitive: ‘in/through the fore-heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिव्/प्रदिव (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
मध्वःof sweetness/honey; of Soma
मध्वः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
आधवेfor the pressing/pressing-rite (Soma pressing)
आधवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootआधव (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहाin concealment, secretly
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootगुहा (अव्यय/नाम)
सन्तम्being, existing
सन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अस्)
मातरिश्वाMātariśvan (Vedic wind/fire-bringer)
मातरिश्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातरिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मथायतिhe churns/causes to be churned; kindles by friction
मथायति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमथ् (धातु)
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Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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