Rig Veda 5.66.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 66, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.66
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa (as wise Ādityas; kavi-quality emphasized)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधा हि काव्या युवं दक्षस्य पूर्भिरद्भुता । नि केतुना जनानां चिकेथे पूतदक्षसा ॥
Transliteration
ádhā hí kā́vyā yuváṃ dákṣasya pū́rbhir adbhutā́ | ní ketúnā jánānāṃ ciket́he pūtadákṣasā ||
Translation
అప్పుడు నిజంగా, అద్భుతకార్యకర్తలైన కావ్య (ఋషి) ద్వయమా, దక్షుని పురాలు (దుర్గాలు/ఆధారాలు) ద్వారా ఆ ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని మీరు నిర్మిస్తారు. మీ కేతు (దీప్త సంకేతం) ద్వారా జనులను జ్ఞానం/చైతన్యంలో మేల్కొలుపుతారు—పూతదక్షసా, శుద్ధమైన వివేచన-శక్తి గలవారే.
Word by Word
अधthen, thereupon
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
काव्याpoetic works; wise/skillful deeds
काव्या:
Karma (as object of चिकेथे) / (contextually: ‘poetic/wise deeds’)
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षस्यof skill; of ability/power
दक्षस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation with पूर्भिः)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्भिःwith strongholds; with forts
पूर्भिः:
Karaṇa (instrumental: ‘by/with strongholds’)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्’ f. ‘fortress, stronghold’)
अद्भुताmarvelous, wondrous
अद्भुता:
Karma (qualifier of काव्या)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; in; (intensifying/locative prefix)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
केतुनाby (your) banner/sign; by light/insight
केतुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
जनानाम्of the peoples; of men
जनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with केतुना / with चिकेथे: ‘of peoples’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकेथेyou two have perceived/understood; have taken notice
चिकेथे:
Kriyā (main verb); Kartā = युवम्
TypeVerb
Rootचि + कित् (धातु; perfect stem ‘चिकेत-’)
पूतदक्षसाwith purified skill/power; (you two) of purified might
पूतदक्षसा:
Karaṇa/सहभाव (instrumental of attendant circumstance: ‘with purified skill’ / ‘as having purified powers’)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootपूत-दक्षस (समास; पूत < √पू ‘to purify’ (PPP) + दक्षस ‘skill, power’)
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