Rig Veda 5.41.10: Mandala 5, Sukta 41, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.41
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni / Apām Napāt (hidden fire in the waters); with reference to Trita
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृष्णो अस्तोषि भूम्यस्य गर्भं त्रितो नपातमपां सुवृक्ति । गृणीते अग्निरेतरी न शूषैः शोचिष्केशो नि रिणाति वना ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́ṣṇo astoṣi bhūmyásya gárbhaṃ tritó nápātam apā́ṃ su-vṛktí | gṛṇī́te agnír etárī na śūṣáiḥ śóciṣkeśo ní riṇāti vánā ||
Translation
वृष्णोऽस्तोषि भूम्यस्य गर्भं—त्रितो नपातमपां सुवृक्त्या। गृणीतेऽग्निरेतरी न शूषैः; शोचिष्केशो नि रिणाति वना।
Word by Word
वृष्णःof the bull/strong one (Indra/Agni)
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे/सेचने)
अस्तोषिthou hast praised
अस्तोषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ)
भूम्याःof the earth
भूम्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि- (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्the embryo/womb (hidden germ)
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रितःTrita
त्रितः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootत्रित- (प्रातिपदिक; देव/ऋषि-नाम)
नपातम्the offspring/descendant
नपातम्:
कर्म (appositional object)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवृक्तिम्a well-turned hymn/praise
सुवृक्तिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वृक्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणीतेhe sings/praises
गृणीते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ/गिरा)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
एतरीःthe advancing/impelling (one)
एतरीः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootएतरी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘going/advancing’, also used as epithet)
नlike/as
न:
सम्बन्ध (उपमान-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
शूषैःwith powers/impulses, with might
शूषैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशूष- (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिष्केशःhaving flames as hair (flame-haired)
शोचिष्केशः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootशोचिस्-केश- (बहुव्रीहि-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, away
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रिणातिdrives away, removes
रिणाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√री/रि (गत्यर्थ/वियोगे; Vedic: ‘to drive away, remove’)
वनाःwoods/forests (trees)
वनाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
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