Rig Veda 1.85.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 85, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.85
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि ये भ्राजन्ते सुमखास ऋष्टिभिः प्रच्यावयन्तो अच्युता चिदोजसा । मनोजुवो यन्मरुतो रथेष्वा वृषव्रातासः पृषतीरयुग्ध्वम् ॥
Transliteration
ví yé bhrā́jante súmakhāsa ṛṣṭíbhīḥ prá cyāváyanto acyútā cid ójasā | manójavo yán maruto rathéṣv ā́ vṛ́ṣavrātāsaḥ pṛ́ṣatīr áyugdhvam ||
Translation
ये सुमखासो मरुतोऽृष्टिभिर्वि भ्राजन्ते, तेऽच्युतानप्योजसा प्रच्यावयन्ति। मनोजवो यदा मरुतो रथेषु पृषतीरयुग्ध्वं, तदा वृषव्रातासोऽदृढसङ्कल्पा इवागच्छत।
Word by Word
विapart, forth (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भ्राजन्तेshine, gleam
भ्राजन्ते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभ्राज्
सुमखासःhaving good rites/offerings; well-worshipping
सुमखासः:
Kartā (apposition to ये) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-मख (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्टिभिःwith spears/lances
ऋष्टिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward (prefix)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
च्यावयन्तःcausing to move/shake; dislodging
च्यावयन्तः:
Kartā (apposition to मरुतः) / Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootच्यावय् (च्यु + णिच्)
अच्युताःthe unshaken/immovable (ones)
अच्युताः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-च्युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; च्यु + क्त, नञ्)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
ओजसाby strength, with might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मनोजुवःswift as thought
मनोजुवः:
Kartā (apposition to मरुतः) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस्-जु (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when; that
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेषुon/in the chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, to (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
वृषव्रातासःbull-like in their troop/host; mighty-banded
वृषव्रातासः:
Kartā (apposition to मरुतः) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृष-व्रात (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
पृषतीःdappled (mares)
पृषतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृषती (प्रातिपदिक)
अयुग्ध्वम्you yoked, harnessed
अयुग्ध्वम्:
Kartā (यूयम् = मरुतः)
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
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