Rig Veda 1.46.11: Mandala 1, Sukta 46, Mantra 11
Sukta 1.46
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva-pravara; Kaṇvas)
Devata: Aśvinau (as facilitators of right movement on the Ṛta-path; heaven-path imagery)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभूदु पारमेतवे पन्था ऋतस्य साधुया । अदर्शि वि स्रुतिर्दिवः ॥
Transliteration
abhūd u pā́ram étave pánthā ṛtásya sā́dhuyā́ | ádarśi ví srútiḥ diváḥ ||
Translation
پھر پار جانے کے لیے راستہ بنتا ہے، رتا کا اچھا راستہ، اور آسمان کا بہاؤ واضح نظر آتا ہے، چڑھائی کے لیے ایک راستہ کھلتا ہے۔
Word by Word
अभूत्became; came to be
अभूत्:
(क्रिया) मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
उindeed; surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
पारम्to the far side; the farther shore
पारम्:
कर्म (गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य/गन्तव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘far shore/other side’)
एतवेto go; to reach
एतवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (क्रियार्थ)
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Root√इ (एति) → infinitive-stem एतव्
पन्थाःthe path
पन्थाः:
कर्तृ (अभूत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्थन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘path’)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (पन्थाः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक ‘ṛta, cosmic order/truth’)
साधुयाby a straight/right way; rightly
साधुया:
करण/रीति (मार्गस्य ‘by/with rightness; in a straight way’)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially/instrumentally)
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक ‘straight, right, good’)
अदर्शिwas seen; appeared
अदर्शि:
(क्रिया) मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (पश्यति) → aorist passive
विapart; forth; clearly
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि
स्रुतिःthe course/track; the way; the stream-course
स्रुतिः:
कर्तृ (अदर्शि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुति (प्रातिपदिक; from √स्रु ‘to flow’ → ‘flowing, course, track’)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (स्रुतिः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘sky, heaven, day’)
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