Rig Veda 1.70.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 70, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.70
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya
Devata: Agni (as Father-linked source of Veda/knowledge; also the ‘ever-living’ principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि त्वा नरः पुरुत्रा सपर्यन्पितुर्न जिव्रेर्वि वेदो भरन्त ॥
Transliteration
ví tvā nárāḥ purutrā́ saparyan pitúr ná jivrér ví védo bháranta
Translation
वि त्वां नराः पुरुत्रा सपर्यन्ति; पितुर्न जिव्रेरिव पुत्राः पवित्रं वेदं पुरो वहन्ति, विस्तरं च कुर्वन्ति।
Word by Word
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर-
पुरुत्राin many places, variously
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (अव्यय)
सपर्यन्they worship, attend upon
सपर्यन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसपर्य् (धातु; ‘पूजायाम्/सेवायाम्’)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
जिव्रेःof Jivri (a proper name/epithet in Vedic usage)
जिव्रेः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजिव्रि-/जिव्र- (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक)
विforth, out
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
वेदःknowledge; (here) the Veda/knowing
वेदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवेद-
भरन्तthey bear, bring, carry
भरन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु; ‘धारण-पोषणयोः’)
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