Rig Veda 1.59.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 59, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.59
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मूर्धा दिवो नाभिरग्निः पृथिव्या अथाभवदरती रोदस्योः । तं त्वा देवासोऽजनयन्त देवं वैश्वानर ज्योतिरिदार्याय ॥
Transliteration
mūrdhā́ divó nā́bhir agníḥ pṛthivyā́ áthābhavad aratíḥ ródasyoḥ | táṃ tvā devā́so 'janayanta deváṃ vaiśvā́nara jyótir íd ā́ryāya ||
Translation
अग्निर्दिवो मूर्धा अभवत्, पृथिव्या नाभिः; अथ स रोदस्योर्मध्ये अरतिः (प्रेरकः) तस्थौ। तं त्वां देवासो देवं अजनयन्, वैश्वानर—आर्याय इदं ज्योतिः खलु।
Word by Word
मूर्धाhead, summit
मूर्धा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नाभिःnavel, hub
नाभिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen, and then
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
अभवत्became, came to be
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अरतीthe two (spokes/arms) i.e. the two worlds
अरती:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअरति (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदस्योःof the two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदस्योः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अजनयन्तgenerated, produced
अजनयन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) [णिच्: जनय-]
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वैश्वानरO Vaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)
वैश्वानर:
—
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
आर्यायfor the Arya (noble man/people)
आर्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootआर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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