Rig Veda 1.65.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 65, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.65
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Agni (probable; hymn context), though the verse is a chain of similes applicable to the praised divine power
Chandas: Uncertain from excerpt; full hymn needed
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुष्टिर्न रण्वा क्षितिर्न पृथ्वी गिरिर्न भुज्म क्षोदो न शम्भु ॥
Transliteration
puṣṭír na raṇvā́ kṣitír na pṛthvī́ girír na bhújma kṣódo na śambhú ||
Translation
He is like nourishment that delights, like a foundation as wide as earth; like a mountain’s mass and like a rushing stream that brings well-being—so stands the divine power, supporting and beneficent.
Word by Word
पुष्टिःnourishment; prosperity
पुष्टिः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि- (√पुष् ‘to thrive, nourish’)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रण्वाdelightful; gladdening
रण्वा:
कर्तृ (उपमान) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरण्व-
क्षितिḥdwelling-place; earth; abode
क्षितिḥ:
कर्तृ (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति-
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पृथ्वीthe broad earth
पृथ्वी:
कर्तृ (उपमान) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी-
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि-
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भुज्मstrength; might
भुज्म:
कर्तृ (उपमान) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootभुज्मन्-/भुज्म- (प्रा. ‘strength, might’; cf. √भुज् ‘to bend/enjoy/possess’)
क्षोदःimpulse; driving force; crushing power
क्षोदः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootक्षोद- (√क्षुद्/क्षोद् ‘to pound, crush, impel’)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शम्भुःbenefactor; bringer of welfare
शम्भुः:
कर्तृ (उपमान) / विशेष्यस्य विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootशम्भु- (शम् ‘welfare’ + भू ‘to be’)
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