Rig Veda 1.72.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 72, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.72
Rishi: Madhucchandā Vaiśvāmitra (traditional for RV 1.72)
Devata: Agni (with cosmogenic action of the immortals)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधि श्रियं नि दधुश्चारुमस्मिन्दिवो यदक्षी अमृता अकृण्वन् । अध क्षरन्ति सिन्धवो न सृष्टाः प्र नीचीरग्ने अरुषीरजानन् ॥
Transliteration
ádhi śríyaṃ ní dadhúś cā́rum asmín divó yád akṣī́ amṛ́tā akṛṇvan | ádha kṣáranti síndhavo ná sṛṣṭā́ḥ prá nī́cīr agne áruṣīr ajānan ||
Translation
अस्मिन् चारुं श्रियं निधधुः, यदा दिवो अक्षी अमृता अकृण्वन्। अथ सिन्धवो न सृष्टाः क्षरन्ति; प्र नीचीर् अग्ने अरुषीः अजानन्।
Word by Word
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रियम्splendour, prosperity
श्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (स्त्री)
निdown, in; (prefix)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दधुःthey placed, they set
दधुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
चारुम्beautiful, lovely
चारुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (स्त्री) / दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
अक्षी(two) eyes
अक्षी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि (नपुंसक; द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताimmortal, deathless
अमृता:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृण्वन्they made
अकृण्वन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
क्षरन्तिthey flow
क्षरन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्षर् (धातु)
सिन्धवःrivers, streams
सिन्धवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (पुं)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सृष्टाःreleased, let loose
सृष्टाः:
—
TypeParticiple
Rootसृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नीचीःdownward-flowing, low-going
नीचीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनीचि/नीचीर् (स्त्री; प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (पुं)
अरुशीःruddy ones; red(-gleaming) (waters/streams)
अरुशीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअरुषी (स्त्री; प्रातिपदिक)
अजानन्they knew; they recognized
अजानन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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