Rig Veda 1.68.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 68, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.68
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for RV 1.68)
Devata: Agni (as leader/ordainer within the rite and the soul)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पितुर्न पुत्राः क्रतुं जुषन्त श्रोषन्ये अस्य शासं तुरासः ॥
Transliteration
pitúr ná putrā́ḥ krátuṁ juṣanta śróṣan yé asya śā́saṁ turā́saḥ |
Translation
ดุจบุตรทั้งหลายยินดีในเจตจำนงของบิดา ฉันนั้นพวกเขาย่อมชื่นชมครตุ (kratu) คือความตั้งใจ; ผู้ว่องไวในการกระทำย่อมสดับศาสน์ (śās) ของเขา และนอบน้อมต่อถ้อยคำอันชี้นำ.
Word by Word
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र-
क्रतुम्will, resolve; (ritual) power/plan
क्रतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु-
जुषन्तthey enjoy/accept/favor
जुषन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजुष्
श्रोषण्येfamed for hearing; attentive/obedient (lit. ‘to be listened to/renowned’)
श्रोषण्ये:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of the subject) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रोषण्य-
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अस्- pronominal stem)
शासम्command, instruction, ordinance
शासम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशास-
तुरासःthe swift/impetuous ones (Tūrāsaḥ)
तुरासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootतुरास-
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