Rig Veda 5.2.9: Mandala 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 5.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि ज्योतिषा बृहता भात्यग्निराविर्विश्वानि कृणुते महित्वा । प्रादेवीर्मायाः सहते दुरेवाः शिशीते शृङ्गे रक्षसे विनिक्षे ॥
Transliteration
ví jyótiṣā bṛhatā́ bhāty agnír āvír víśvāni kṛṇute mahitvā́ | prádevīr māyā́ḥ sahate durévāḥ śíśīte śṛ́ṅge rákṣase viníkṣe ||
Translation
बृहता ज्योतिषा अग्निराविर्भाति; महत्त्वेन विश्वानि प्रकाशयति। स अदेवीर्मायाः सहते दुरेवाः; रक्षसे विनिक्षे शृङ्गे शिशीते।
Word by Word
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
ज्योतिषाwith light
ज्योतिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहताwith great (vast)
बृहता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
भातिshines
भाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आविःmanifestly, openly
आविः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस्/आविः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुतेmakes, brings about
कृणुते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
महित्वाby (his) greatness, through might
महित्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; -त्व भाव)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र- (उपसर्ग)
अदेवीःungodly, non-divine
अदेवीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअदेवी (प्रातिपदिक; अ-देवी)
मायाःdeceptions, magical powers
मायाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
सहतेovercomes, withstands
सहते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसह् (धातु)
दुरेवाःevil-minded ones, ill-wishers
दुरेवाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootदुरेवा (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्-एवा)
शिशीतेsharpens
शिशीते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशि/शै? (धातु: शि ‘तीक्ष्णीकरणे/शाणने’ → शिशीते)
शृङ्गे(his) two horns
शृङ्गे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षसेfor the demon/hostile spirit
रक्षसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विनिक्षेcasts down, lays low
विनिक्षे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नि-क्षि (धातु; ‘to cast down/lay down’)
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