Rig Veda 10.67.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 67, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.67
Rishi: Bṛhaspati/Aṅgirasa narrative stream
Devata: Bṛhaspati (releaser of light)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवो द्वाभ्यां पर एकया गा गुहा तिष्ठन्तीरनृतस्य सेतौ । बृहस्पतिस्तमसि ज्योतिरिच्छन्नुदुस्रा आकर्वि हि तिस्र आवः ॥
Transliteration
avó dvā́bhyāṃ párá ékayā gā́ guhā́ tíṣṭhantīr ánṛtasya sétau | bṛ́haspátis támási jyótir icchánn úd usrā́ ā́kar ví hí tíśra ā́var ity ā́vaḥ ||
Translation
गाः गुहायां निहिताः—द्वाभ्यां पराः, एकया तु गम्याः—अनृतस्य सेतौ तिष्ठन्त्यः। बृहस्पतिस्तमसि ज्योतिरिच्छन् उदुस्राः आकर्वि; तिस्र आवः विवृणोत्।
Word by Word
अवःhelps; protections
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) < अव् ‘रक्ष्/अव्’ (पालने) भाव/फल-नाम
द्वाभ्याम्with two
द्वाभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
परःthe farther/other (one)
परः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
एकयाwith one
एकया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहाin a cave; in hiding
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठन्तीःstanding; abiding
तिष्ठन्तीः:
Karma
TypeParticiple (present)
Rootस्था (धातु) → तिष्ठत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्त)
अनृतस्यof untruth; of falsehood
अनृतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
सेतौon the barrier/boundary; at the dam
सेतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इच्छन्seeking; desiring
इच्छन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (present)
Rootइष् (धातु) → इच्छत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्त)
उत्up; out
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
उस्राःthe ruddy ones; dawn-cows (cows of light)
उस्राः:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अकर्विhe made; he brought about
अकर्वि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
आवःhelps; protections
आवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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