Rig Veda 1.92.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 92, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.92
Rishi: Gautama (Gotamas)
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रत्यर्ची रुशदस्या अदर्शि वि तिष्ठते बाधते कृष्णमभ्वम् । स्वरुं न पेशो विदथेष्वञ्जञ्चित्रं दिवो दुहिता भानुमश्रेत् ॥
Transliteration
práty arcī́ rúśad asyā adarśi ví tiṣṭhate bā́dhate kṛ́ṣṇam ábhvam | svárum ná péśo vidátheṣv añján citráṃ divó duhitā́ bhā́num aśret ||
Translation
प्रत्यर्ची रुशदस्या अदर्शि; सा वितिष्ठते बाधते कृष्णमभ्वम्। स्वरुं न पेशो विदथेष्वञ्जन्, चित्रं दिवो दुहिता भानुमश्रेत्॥
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
अर्चीthe flame, ray
अर्ची:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुशत्shining, bright
रुशत्:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरुश् (धातु) → रुशत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
अस्याof her
अस्या:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अदर्शिwas seen, appeared
अदर्शि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) — aorist passive
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/avyaya)
तिष्ठतेstands, takes her stand
तिष्ठते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
बाधतेdrives away, repels
बाधते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु)
कृष्णम्the black (darkness)
कृष्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्वम्the vast/monstrous (gloom), the great darkness
अभ्वम्:
Karma (apposition to कृष्णम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootअभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वरुम्a stake/pole; (here) a fixed support/peg
स्वरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
पेशःform, ornamented appearance, beauty
पेशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपेशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विforth, distinctly
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/avyaya)
विदथेषुin the assemblies/rites
विदथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अञ्जन्adorning, anointing
अञ्जन्:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeParticiple
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) → अञ्जन् (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
चित्रम्bright, variegated, wondrous
चित्रम्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
भानुम्light, radiance
भानुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्रेत्has resorted to / has reached / has leaned upon
अश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु) — aorist
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