Rig Veda 10.4.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.4
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कूचिज्जायते सनयासु नव्यो वने तस्थौ पलितो धूमकेतुः । अस्नातापो वृषभो न प्र वेति सचेतसो यं प्रणयन्त मर्ताः ॥
Transliteration
kū́cij jāyate sánayāsu návyo váne tasthau palitó dhū́ma-ketuḥ | asnātā́po vṛṣabhó na prá veti sácetaso yáṃ prá-nayanta mártāḥ ||
Translation
क्वचिदेव स सनयासु जन्मसु नव्यः पुनर्जायते; वने तस्थौ पलितो धूमकेतुः। अस्नातापो वृषभो न प्र वेति—यं सचेतसो मर्त्याः कर्मणे प्र णयन्ति।
Word by Word
कूचि॑त्indeed, even, at all
कूचि॑त्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक ‘कू’ + चित्/चिद् ‘एव/अपि’)
जायतेis born, arises
जायते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि॒ँ प्रादुर्भावे)
सन॑यासुin the ancient (customs/paths), in old ways
सन॑यासु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसनया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुरातन/प्राचीन मार्ग/प्रथा’)
नव्यो॒new, fresh (one)
नव्यो॒:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वने॑in the wood/forest
वने॑:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थौstood, has taken his stand
तस्थौ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (ष्ठा॒ गतिनिवृत्तौ/अवस्थान)
पलि॒तःgrey/hoary (ancient-looking)
पलि॒तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपलित- (प्रातिपदिक)
धू॒मके॑तुःsmoke-bannered one (Agni)
धू॒मके॑तुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधूम-केतु- (समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष; प्रातिपदिक)
अ॒स्ना॒तापःnot bathed with waters / unwashed by waters
अ॒स्ना॒तापः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्नात-आप्/अप् (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय; ‘अस्नात’ + ‘आपः’)
वृष॒भःbull
वृष॒भः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as (in comparison)
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
वे॑तिgoes, moves
वे॑ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वी/वे (वी॒ गतौ/वय॒ गतौ)
सचे॑तसःlike-minded, of one intent
सचे॑तसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootस-चेतस्- (समास: बहुव्रीहि; प्रातिपदिक)
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्र॒णय॑न्तlead forth, bring forward
प्र॒णय॑न्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√नी (नी॒ प्रापणे/नयने)
मर्ता॑ःmortals
मर्ता॑ः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
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