Rig Veda 5.18.4 — Mandala 5, Sukta 18, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.18
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Agni (address implied; vocative svaḥ-nare can function as epithet of a luminous divine power, here aligned to Agni as carrier to svah)
Chandas: Tristubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
चित्रा वा येषु दीधितिरासन्नुक्था पान्ति ये । स्तीर्णं बर्हिः स्वर्णरे श्रवांसि दधिरे परि ॥
Transliteration
citrā́ vā yéṣu dī́dhitir āsánn ukthā́ pā́nti yé | stīrṇáṃ bárhiḥ svàr-nare śrávāṃsi dadhire pári ||
Translation
ในผู้ใดมีแสงสว่างหลากสีตั้งมั่นอยู่ ผู้ใดพิทักษ์บทสรรเสริญอันดลใจ (uktha); ผู้ใดปูลาดบัรหิษ (barhiṣ) อันศักดิ์สิทธิ์เป็นที่นั่ง โอเจ้าแห่งสวรรค์อันเรืองรอง และผู้ใดตั้งพลังแห่งเกียรติยศที่ได้ยินเลื่องลือไว้โดยรอบ
Word by Word
चित्राःbright, splendid
चित्राः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/अधिकरण-सम्बद्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
येषुin whom / among whom
येषु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दीधितिःradiance, shining light
दीधितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदीधिति (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; √धा/√धि-सम्बद्ध ‘दीप्ति/कान्ति’ भाव)
आसत्were
आसत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/अस्)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
उक्थाःhymns of praise, recitations
उक्थाः:
कर्तृ (द्वितीय-पादे क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (नपुंसक प्रातिपदिक)
पान्तिprotect, guard
पान्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने/रक्षणे)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तीर्णम्spread out, strewn
स्तीर्णम्:
कर्म (दधिरे इत्यस्य)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√स्तॄ (स्तरणे) → स्तीर्ण (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
बर्हिःsacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
कर्म (दधिरे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (नपुंसक प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्णरेO golden(-hued) one / golden-maned (epithet)
स्वर्णरे:
सम्बोधन/विशेषण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootस्वर्णर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु-’ + ‘अर्ण/नर’ इत्यादि समास-आधारः; देवविशेष-विशेषण)
श्रवांसिfames, glories
श्रवांसि:
कर्म (दधिरे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (नपुंसक प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed/established
दधिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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