Rig Veda 1.87.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 87, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.87
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपह्वरेषु यदचिध्वं ययिं वय इव मरुतः केन चित्पथा । श्चोतन्ति कोशा उप वो रथेष्वा घृतमुक्षता मधुवर्णमर्चते ॥
Transliteration
upahvaréṣu yád acídhvam yayíṃ váya iva marutaḥ kéna cit pathā́ | ścótanti kóśā úpa vo rathéṣv ā́ ghṛtám ukṣatā mádhuvarṇam árcate ||
Translation
उपह्वरेषु यदचिध्वं ययिं वय इव मरुतः केन चित्पथा। श्चोतन्ति कोशा उप वो रथेष्वा घृतमुक्षता मधुवर्णमर्चते॥
Word by Word
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
ह्वरेषुin the hollows/valleys (low places)
ह्वरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootह्वर (प्रा. ‘ह्वर’/‘ह्वरस्’)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
अचिध्वम्you perceived/observed
अचिध्वम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootचिद् (चेतयति/चिनोति; वेद. ‘to notice, perceive’)
ययिम्the moving one; traveller/wayfarer
ययिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootययि (प्रा.)
वयःa bird
वयः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
केनby what?
केन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
चित्indeed; even; somehow
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
पथाby a path/way
पथा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पथ
श्चोतन्तिthey drip, trickle
श्चोतन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootश्चुत्/च्युत् (वेद. ‘to drip, trickle’)
कोशाःvessels/buckets; containers
कोशाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
वःof you/your
वः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
रथेषुin the chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
घृतम्ghee (clarified butter)
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
उक्षतsprinkle/pour!
उक्षत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवक्ष्/उक्ष् (वेद. ‘to sprinkle, pour’)
मधुवर्णम्honey-coloured
मधुवर्णम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमधु + वर्ण
अर्चतेhe/it praises; is sung
अर्चते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
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