Rig Veda 1.173.11: Mandala 1, Sukta 173, Mantra 11
Sukta 1.173
Rishi: Agastya Maitrāvaruṇi (traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra (as the power won by yajña)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यज्ञो हि ष्मेन्द्रं कश्चिदृन्धञ्जुहुराणश्चिन्मनसा परियन् । तीर्थे नाच्छा तातृषाणमोको दीर्घो न सिध्रमा कृणोत्यध्वा ॥
Transliteration
yajñó hí ṣméndraṃ káś cid ṛ́ndhan júhūrāṇaś cin mánasā pariyán | tī́rthe nā́cchā tātṛṣāṇám óko dī́rgho na sidhmám ā́ kṛṇoty ádhvā ||
Translation
ยัญญะแท้จริงย่อมชนะอินทระได้—ใครบางคน แม้กำลังถวายบูชา ก็ยังเวียนไปด้วยใจ. ดุจเข้าหาท่าข้าม มันย่อมไปถึงเรือนอันปรารถนา; ดุจทางอันยาวไกล มันย่อมจัดเตรียมทางตรงให้ถึงจุดหมาย.
Word by Word
यज्ञःthe sacrifice (ritual)
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
ष्माverily, surely
ष्मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्मा
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
ऋन्धन्(he) prospers / succeeds
ऋन्धन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ऋध्/ऋन्ध् (वर्धने/प्रापणे)
जुहुराणःoffering, sacrificing (pouring oblations)
जुहुराणः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√हु (जुहोति) + शानच्
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
मनसाwith (his) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
यन्going, moving
यन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थ)
तीर्थेat the ford / crossing-place
तीर्थे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike (as)
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
तातृषाणम्thirsting, eager (one)
तातृषाणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Root√तृष् (तृष्णायाम्) + क्त (तातृषाण)
ओकःdwelling, home, refuge
ओकः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दीर्घःlong
दीर्घः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सिध्रम्straight, smooth, unobstructed
सिध्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसिध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
कृणोतिmakes
कृणोति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
अध्वाthe path, journey
अध्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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