Rig Veda 10.55.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 55, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.55
Devata: Deva as cosmic principle (time/paradox); hymn-level devatā may remain Indraic/cosmic
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विधुं दद्राणं समने बहूनां युवानं सन्तं पलितो जगार । देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान ॥
Transliteration
vidhúṃ dadrāṇáṃ sámane bahūnā́ṃ yúvānaṃ sántaṃ palitó jagāra | devásya páśya kā́vyaṃ mahitvā́dyá mamā́ra sá hyáḥ samā́na ||
Translation
ผู้เทาเผือกได้กลืนผู้ว่องไวในที่ชุมนุมของผู้มากมาย ทั้งที่เขายังเป็นหนุ่มอยู่. จงดูเถิด ศิลป์กวีของเทพ (kāvya) ด้วยความยิ่งใหญ่ของท่าน: วันนี้เขาตายแล้ว—แต่เมื่อวานเขายังเหมือนเดิม.
Word by Word
विधुम्the shaker; the agitator (one who shakes off)
विधुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविधु (प्रातिपदिक) < √विध्/√विधू (कम्पने/विधूनने) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध) अथवा √धू (कम्पने) उपसर्ग वि-
दद्राणम्running, rushing, advancing
दद्राणम्:
कर्म (विधुम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√द्रा (द्रवणे/गमने) (Vedic) → दद्राण (कृदन्त)
समनेin the assembly; in the meeting
समने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसमन (प्रातिपदिक)
बहूनाम्of many
बहूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (समने इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
युवानम्the young one
युवानम्:
कर्म (विधुम् इत्यस्य समनाधिकरण-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तम्being; existing
सन्तम्:
कर्म (युवानम्/विधुम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√अस् (भुवि) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
पलितःthe grey(-haired) one; the aged
पलितः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपलित (प्रातिपदिक)
जगारhas sung; has proclaimed
जगार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/√गर् (गिरणे/उद्गीथे) (Vedic) → जगार (लिट्)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यsee! behold!
पश्य:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दर्शने)
काव्यम्poetic art; inspired utterance
काव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वात्from/through greatness; because of greatness
महित्वात्:
अपादान (हेतुतः/कारणतः)
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक) < महत्
याshe who
या:
कर्तृ (अनुवर्तते ‘सा’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ममारhas died
ममार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृ (मरणे) → ममार (लिट्)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ (ह्यः समा॑न इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ह्यःyesterday
ह्यः:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह्यस् (अव्यय)
समानthe same; identical
समान:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान (प्रातिपदिक)
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