Rig Veda 10.136.4 — Mandala 10, Sukta 136, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.136
Rishi: Keśin Dārbhya
Devata: Keśin/Muni; supreme Devá (devásya-devasya) as inner guiding power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्तरिक्षेण पतति विश्वा रूपावचाकशत् । मुनिर्देवस्यदेवस्य सौकृत्याय सखा हितः ॥
Transliteration
antaríkṣeṇa patati víśvā rūpā́va-cā́kaśat | munír devásya-devasya saúkṛtyāya sákhā hitáḥ ||
Translation
He moves through the mid-world; he looks down upon all forms. The Muni, set as a friend for the good work of the God of gods, labours in companionship with the divine.
Word by Word
अन्तरिक्षेणby/through the mid-air (atmosphere)
अन्तरिक्षेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
पततिflies/moves
पतति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पत् गतौ)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
रूपाणिforms, appearances
रूपाणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
अचाकशत्shone forth, appeared clearly
अचाकशत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√काश् (काश् दीप्तौ/प्रकाशने) [चकार-आवृत्तिः: चकास्]
मुनिःthe sage (muni)
मुनिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god (of the god)
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सौकृत्यायfor (his) beneficence / for good service
सौकृत्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसौकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; सु-कृत्य ‘good deed/benefit’)
सखा(as) a friend
सखा:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरणम् मुनिः)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि/सखा (प्रातिपदिक)
हितःset/appointed, established
हितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘to place’ > हित ‘placed, set, appointed’)
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Vedic Cosmology
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