Rig Veda 10.79.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 79, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.79
Devata: Agni (as Kumāra / hidden flame), with adversarial ‘ripaḥ’ (obstructors)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र मातुः प्रतरं गुह्यमिच्छन्कुमारो न वीरुधः सर्पदुर्वीः । ससं न पक्वमविदच्छुचन्तं रिरिह्वांसं रिप उपस्थे अन्तः ॥
Transliteration
prá mātuḥ prá-taraṁ gúhyam icchán kumāró na vīrúdhaḥ sárpad urvī́ḥ | sasáṁ na pákvam ávidac chucántaṁ ririhvā́ṃsaṁ ripá upásthe ántaḥ ||
Translation
แสวงหาสิ่งที่ลี้ลับยิ่งกว่ามารดา เยาวชนคลานไปดุจพืชพรรณเหนือทุ่งกว้างไพศาล เขาพบประหนึ่งลำต้นสุกงอม—ส่องประกาย—ผู้เลียลิ้มอยู่ภายในตักของศัตรู
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतरम्more forward/earlier; further
प्रतरम्:
विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootप्रतर (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
गुह्यम्hidden, secret
गुह्यम्:
कर्म (इच्छन् का)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (प्रातिपदिक; √गुह्/गूह् ‘to hide’ से)
इच्छन्seeking, desiring
इच्छन्:
कर्ता (अन्तर्निहित)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√इष् (इच्छति) / √इच्छ्
कुमारःa boy, youth
कुमारः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वीरुधःcreepers, plants
वीरुधः:
कर्म (सर्पत् का)
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्पत्creeping, crawling
सर्पत्:
कर्ता (कुमारः के साथ)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√सृप् (सर्पति)
उर्वीःbroad (spaces/expanses); wide ones
उर्वीः:
कर्म (सर्पत् का)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
ससम्a hare, rabbit
ससम्:
कर्म (अविदत् का)
TypeNoun
Rootसस (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
पक्वम्ripe, cooked
पक्वम्:
कर्म (अविदत् का)
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्व (प्रातिपदिक; √पच् से)
अविदत्found, discovered
अविदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति ‘to find’)
शुचन्तम्shining, blazing
शुचन्तम्:
कर्म (अविदत् का; विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle used adjectivally)
Root√शुच् (शोचति/शुच्यति ‘to shine/be bright’)
रिरिह्वांसम्having licked; licking repeatedly
रिरिह्वांसम्:
कर्म (अविदत् का; विशेषण)
TypeVerb (perfect participle)
Root√रिह् (लेहने ‘to lick’) + वांस् (परिपूर्ण भूतकृदन्त)
रिपुःthe deceiver/foe
रिपुः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
उपस्थेin the lap, in the bosom
उपस्थे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial)
Rootअन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
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