Rig Veda 1.37.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.37
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्थिरं हि जानमेषां वयो मातुर्निरेतवे । यत्सीमनु द्विता शवः ॥
Transliteration
sthiráṃ hí jánam eṣāṃ váyo mātúr níretave | yát sīm ánu dvitā́ śávaḥ ||
Translation
ఈ శక్తుల జననం నిజంగా స్థిరమైనది; వీటి యౌవన-బలం మాత నుండి బయలుదేరి ప్రవహిస్తుంది. ఎందుకంటే వీటి శౌర్యం వాటిని మళ్లీ మళ్లీ అనుసరిస్తుంది—అగ్రగమనంలో అది రెండింతలు అవుతున్నట్లు.
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स्थिरम्firmly; steady
स्थिरम्:
Karma (विधेय-विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
जानम्the band/host; the people (their troop)
जानम्:
Kartā (वाक्ये ‘स्थिरं … जानम्’ इति विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootजान (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्/√ज्ञा-सम्बद्ध ‘जान’ = जन/जात/ज्ञात-समूहः; वैदिकः)
एषाम्of these (of them)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of these/ of them’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvigour; youth; strength
वयः:
Karma (गन्तव्य/प्राप्य-भावः: ‘youth/vigour’)
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the mother’)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout; forth
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एतवेto go forth; to set out
एतवे:
प्रयोजन (infinitive of purpose)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Root√इ (एतुम्/एतु-; गत्यर्थ धातु)
यत्when; that
यत्:
—
TypePronoun/Conjunction
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सीम्just; indeed; precisely
सीम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक)
अनुafter; along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्विताin two ways; twice
द्विता:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय; द्वि-आधारित)
शवःmight; power; strength
शवः:
Karma/Hetu (बल/पराक्रम-रूपः)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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