Rig Veda 6.3.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 3, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.3
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इदस्तेव प्रति धादसिष्यञ्छिशीत तेजोऽयसो न धाराम् । चित्रध्रजतिररतिर्यो अक्तोर्वेर्न द्रुषद्वा रघुपत्मजंहाः ॥
Transliteration
sá íd astéva práti dhād asiṣyáñ chīśīta téjo ayáso na dhā́rām | citrá-dhrajatir aratír yó aktór vér na dru-sádvā raghupátma-jaṃhāḥ ||
Translation
ท่านตั้งตนดุจผู้เล็งเป้าหมาย; ลับคมเปลวเพลิงของตนดุจคมเหล็ก. เคลื่อนไหวเป็นสายแสงอันวิจิตร ไม่รู้เหน็ดเหนื่อย; ในราตรีท่านไปดุจนกบนไม้—ปีกไว เท้าเร็ว ก้าวพุ่งฉับพลัน.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेश) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात) अव्यय
अस्तेःbe / exist (for us)
अस्तेः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) → अस्ति; ‘अस्तेः’ = 2nd sg. injunctive/imperative-like form in Vedic usage
इवas if / like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-अव्यय)
प्रतिtowards / in response
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धात्he placed / set
धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
असिष्यन्sword-like (keen)
असिष्यन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअसि (प्रातिपदिक) + √अस्/√अस्?; वैदिक कृत्-रूप ‘असिष्यन्’ = ‘असि-इष्यन्’ (इष्यन् = इच्छन्/गच्छन्) → ‘तलवार-वत्/असि-समः’ (अर्थे: sword-like)
अञ्छिstraight / sharply
अञ्छि:
—
TypeIndeclinable/Adverb
Rootअञ्च् (धातु) / अञ्चि- (वैदिक अव्यय/विशेषण) ‘अञ्छि’ = ‘सीधे/तीव्रं’
शिशीतhas sharpened
शिशीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशी (धातु) / श्यै?; वैदिक ‘शिशीत’ = परस्मैपदम्, परिपूर्ण-रूप (perf.) ‘he has sharpened’
तेजःsplendour / sharp blaze
तेजः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अयसःof metal / iron
अयसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
धाराम्edge / stream (blade-edge)
धाराम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रध्रजतिःhe of bright banner/bright course
चित्रध्रजतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचित्र- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + ध्रजति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ध्वज/केतु-गति/प्रकाश-गति’ अर्थे) समासः
अरतिःthe charioteer / driver
अरतिः:
कर्तृ (अप्पोजिशन्)
TypeNoun
Rootअरति (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अक्तोःof the night / of dusk
अक्तोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) / अक्तु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘night/dusk’ वैदिक
वेःof the bird (swift one)
वेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवि (प्रातिपदिक) / वे (वैदिक ‘bird’/‘wind’/‘weaver’ संदिग्ध); here taken as ‘वे’ = ‘पक्षिन्/विहग’
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
द्रुषत्a rock / stone
द्रुषत्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुषद् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stone/rock’
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
रघुपत्मजंहाःswift-winged, swift-striding
रघुपत्मजंहाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootरघु- (विशेषण) + पत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘flight/soaring’) + जंह (प्रातिपदिक ‘stride/step’) बहुव्रीहिः
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