Rig Veda 1.59.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 59, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.59
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवश्चित्ते बृहतो जातवेदो वैश्वानर प्र रिरिचे महित्वम् । राजा कृष्टीनामसि मानुषीणां युधा देवेभ्यो वरिवश्चकर्थ ॥
Transliteration
diváś cit te bṛható jāta-vedo vaiśvā́nara prá ririce mahitvám | rā́jā kṛṣṭīnā́m asi mā́nuṣīṇāṃ yudhā́ devébhyo várivaś cakartha ||
Translation
दिवश्चित्ते बृहतो जातवेदो वैश्वानर, महित्वं प्र रिरिचे। राजा कृष्टीनामसि मानुषीणां; युधा देवेभ्यो वरिवश्चकर्थ।
Word by Word
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
तेof you/thy
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतःof the great
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध (qualifying genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; kṛdanta-compound)
वैश्वानरO Vaiśvānara
वैश्वानर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, fully
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रिरिचेhas left/has made room; has become manifest (fully)
रिरिचे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरिच् (धातु; रेक्/रिच् ‘to empty, leave, make room’; reduplicated perfect)
महित्वम्greatness, majesty
महित्वम्:
कर्म (object/complement of the verb)
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; abstract noun from महत्)
राजाking
राजा:
कर्तृ (of असि)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्टीनाम्of the peoples/communities
कृष्टीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
मानुषीणाम्of the human (ones)
मानुषीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (qualifying कृष्टीनाम्)
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootमानुषी (प्रातिपदिक; adj./fem. ‘human’)
युधाby battle, in combat
युधा:
करण
TypeIndeclinable (instr.-adverbial)
Rootयुध् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-रूप; instrumental of युध्/युधा)
देवेभ्यःfor the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान (beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वरिवःwide space; room; favor/help
वरिवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चकर्तyou have made
चकर्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु; perfect)
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