Rig Veda 6.56.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 1
Sukta 6.56
Rishi: Bharadvāja
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (contextual; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य एनमादिदेशति करम्भादिति पूषणम् । न तेन देव आदिशे ॥
Transliteration
yá enām ādidéśati karambhā́d íti pūṣáṇam | ná téna devá ādíśe ||
Translation
य एनमादिदेशति ‘करम्भादिति पूषणम्’ इति, न तेन नाममात्रेण देवः सम्यगादिश्यते; स तु न लेबलमात्रेण, प्रत्यगात्मप्रत्यभिज्ञया एव ज्ञायते।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) य-
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) एन्-
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दिदेशतिpoints out, directs, indicates
दिदेशति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दिश् (दिशँ/दिश्) ‘निर्देशे/आदेशे’
करम्भात्from (a) karambha-mixture (gruel/porridge offering)
करम्भात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootकरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
इतिthus, saying
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
पूषणम्Pūṣan
पूषणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootपूषण् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
तेनby that, with that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) त-
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दिशेis directed/pointed; is indicated
दिशे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दिश् (दिशँ/दिश्) ‘निर्देशे/आदेशे’
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