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Rig Veda 1.151.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 151, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.151

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual) (very likely; asura epithet and ṛta-guardianship)

प्र सा क्षितिरसुर या महि प्रिय ऋतावानावृतमा घोषथो बृहत् । युवं दिवो बृहतो दक्षमाभुवं गां न धुर्युप युञ्जाथे अपः ॥

prá sā́ kṣitír asura yā́ máhi priyā́ ṛtā́vānāv ṛtám ā́ ghoṣatho bṛhát | yuváṃ divó bṛható dákṣam ā́bhuvaṃ gā́ṃ na dhury úpa yuñjāthe ápaḥ ||

This great and beloved sovereignty, O Asura-powers, you proclaim as the Vast Truth, you who are possessed of ṛta. You two have become the mighty skill of the wide heaven; and you yoke the Waters like a draught-cow to the yoke—making the currents serve the work.

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
साshe/that (f.)
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः/सा/तत्) सर्वनाम
क्षितिःdwelling-place; settlement; earth
क्षितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति-
असुरःAsura; lordly being
असुरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर-
याwho/which (f.)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (या/यत्) सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/निपात)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय-
ऋतावाना(you) two possessing ṛta (truth/cosmic order)
ऋतावाना:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन्-
आवृतम्covered, enclosed
आवृतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (PPP)
Rootआ√वृ (वृणोति/वर्तते) → आवृत (ppp)
to, toward; indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
घोषथःyou two sound/cry aloud
घोषथः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√घुष् (घोषति)
बृहत्the great (thing); greatly
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्-
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
दिवःof/from heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna/सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्-
बृहतःof/from the lofty/great
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध/Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्-
दक्षम्skill; power; ability
दक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष-
आभुवम्having become; attained; come to
आभुवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootआ√भू (भवति) → आभुव (ppp/adj.)
गाम्cow
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो-
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
धुरिin the yoke; on the pole/yoke
धुरि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधुर्/धुरा-
उपnear, onto
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (upasarga)
युञ्जाथेyou two yoke, harness
युञ्जाथे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (युनक्ति/युजते)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्-

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