Rig Veda 1.155.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 155, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.155
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya
Devata: Viṣṇu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्वे इदस्य क्रमणे स्वर्दृशोऽभिख्याय मर्त्यो भुरण्यति । तृतीयमस्य नकिरा दधर्षति वयश्चन पतयन्तः पतत्रिणः ॥
Transliteration
dve id asya kramaṇe svaḥdṛśo 'bhikhyāya martyo bhuraṇyati | tṛtīyam asya nakir ā dadharṣati vayaś cana patayantaḥ patatriṇaḥ ||
Translation
มนุษย์ผู้ต้องตาย เมื่อเงยดูนิมิตแห่งสวรรค์อันส่องสว่าง ย่อมเห็นได้เพียงสองก้าวย่างของท่าน; แต่ก้าวย่างที่สามนั้น ไม่มีผู้ใดเอื้อมถึง—แม้เหล่านกผู้มีปีกโผบินก็ยังไปไม่ถึง.
Word by Word
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
Karma
TypeNoun (Numeral adjective)
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रमणे(two) strides / steps
क्रमणे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक; √क्रम्)
स्वर्दृशःsky-seeing / heaven-gazing (ones)
स्वर्दृशः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्दृश् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वः+दृश्)
अभिख्यायhaving beheld / having recognized
अभिख्याय:
—
TypeVerb (Gerund)
Rootअभि-√ख्या (धातु) → अभिख्याय (क्त्वान्त)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भुरण्यतिstrives / hastens eagerly
भुरण्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भुरण्/भुर् (धातु; वेदिक) → भुरण्यति
तृतीयम्the third
तृतीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Ordinal)
Rootतृतीय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिः (निपात/सर्वनाम-अव्यय)
आup to / completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दधर्षतिdares / overcomes
दधर्षति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धृष् (धातु) → दधर्षति
वयःa bird (winged creature)
वयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चनeven / also
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (निपात; च+न)
पतयन्तःflying
पतयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√पत् (धातु) → पतयन्त् (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
पतत्रिणःwinged (ones), birds
पतत्रिणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपतत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.