Rig Veda 5.15.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 15, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.15
Devata: Agni (as upholder of ṛta through yajña) / broader Ṛta-vision within Agni hymn context
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋतेन ऋतं धरुणं धारयन्त यज्ञस्य शाके परमे व्योमन् । दिवो धर्मन्धरुणे सेदुषो नॄञ्जातैरजाताँ अभि ये ननक्षुः ॥
Transliteration
ṛténa ṛtáṃ dharúṇaṃ dhārayanta yajñásya śā́ke paramé vyòman | divó dhármān dharúṇe sedúṣo nṝ́ñ jātáir ájātāṃ abhí yé nanakṣúḥ ||
Translation
ऋतेन ऋतं धरुणं धारयन्ते यज्ञस्य शाके परमे व्योमनि। दिवो धर्मन्-धरुणे निषण्णाः स्वजातैः शक्तिभिरजातानप्यभि ननक्षुः॥
Word by Word
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ (गतौ/ऋ-क्रमे) → ‘ऋत’ (cosmic order, truth)
ऋतम्ṛta, the right order/truth
ऋतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धरुणम्support, firm foundation
धरुणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधरुण (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ (धारणे) ‘support, foundation’
धारयन्तthey upheld/maintained
धारयन्त:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् (देवपूजासङ्गतिकरणदानेषु)
शाकेin the branch/seat (of the rite)
शाके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशाक (प्रातिपदिक) ‘branch; (fig.) power/seat’
परमेin the highest
परमे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक) ‘highest’
व्योमन्in the sky/firmament
व्योमन्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootव्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sky, firmament’
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘heaven’
धर्मन्ordinance/law; sustaining order
धर्मन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ (धारणे) ‘law, ordinance; support’
धरुणेin/on the support (foundation)
धरुणे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootधरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सेदुषःhaving sat down; seated/settled
सेदुषः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun-like)
Root√सद् (सीदति/षद्; उपवेशने) → क्त्वसु-प्रत्ययान्त ‘सेदुष्’ (Vedic perfect participle)
नॄन्men, heroes
नॄन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक) ‘man, hero’
जातैःwith/by the born ones
जातैः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootजात (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन् (जनने) ‘born’
अजातान्the unborn (ones)
अजातान्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-जात (प्रातिपदिक) < √जन्; ‘unborn/not yet born’
अभिtowards, against, over
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
येwho (they)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ननक्षुःhave reached/attained; have come up to
ननक्षुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नश्/नक्ष् (व्याप्तौ/प्रापणे; Vedic perfect)
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