Rig Veda 2.27.3 — Mandala 2, Sukta 27, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.27
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Āṅgirasa)
Devata: Ādityas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त आदित्यास उरवो गभीरा अदब्धासो दिप्सन्तो भूर्यक्षाः । अन्तः पश्यन्ति वृजिनोत साधु सर्वं राजभ्यः परमा चिदन्ति ॥
Transliteration
tá ādityā́sa urávo gabhīrā́ adábdhāso dípsanto bhū́ry-akṣāḥ | antáḥ paśyanti vṛjinóta sādhú sárvaṃ rājábhyaḥ paramā́ cíd ánti ||
Translation
Those Ādityas are wide and deep, not to be deceived, desiring to guard, with many eyes. They see within the crooked and the straight, the whole; even what is supreme they reach—kings who know the inner truth of things.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्याःĀdityas
आदित्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उरवःbroad, wide
उरवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
गभीराःdeep, profound
गभीराः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धासःunbeguiled, uninjured, unassailable
अदब्धासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्गयुक्तः)
दिप्सन्तःseeking to harm (the wicked), intent on catching
दिप्सन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootदिप्स् (धातु; desiderative sense ‘to wish to harm/deceive’)
भूरिmuch, abundant
भूरि:
विशेषण (अव्यय-विशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूरि (अव्यय/निपात; परिमाणवाचक)
अक्षाःmany-eyed (having many eyes)
अक्षाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin, inwardly
अन्तः:
अधिकारण (भावे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थे)
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (पश्य-आदेशः)
वृजिनोतof the evil, of the crooked (sin)
वृजिनोत:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवृजिन (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
साधुright, good
साधु:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक; गुणवाचक)
सर्वम्all, everything
सर्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
राजभ्यःto the kings, to rulers
राजभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
परमाthe highest (goal)
परमा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अन्तिthey reach/attain
अन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअन् (धातु; ‘to breathe/ live’ → ‘to be near’; RV usage: ‘to reach/attain’)
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