Rig Veda 6.45.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 45, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.45
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महीरस्य प्रणीतयः पूर्वीरुत प्रशस्तयः । नास्य क्षीयन्त ऊतयः ॥
Transliteration
mahī́r asya prá-nītayaḥ pū́rvīr utá prá-śastayaḥ | nā́sya kṣīyanta ūtáyaḥ ||
Translation
اس کی رہنمائیاں بڑی ہیں، اس کی تعریفیں بھی پرانی؛ اس کی مددیں کم نہیں ہوتیں۔
Word by Word
महीरस्यof the great (one)
महीरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective (स्त्रीलिङ्ग विशेषण/संज्ञा)
Rootमहीर- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्/महत्’ से ‘महान्’)
प्रणीतयःleadings, guidances
प्रणीतयः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
TypeNoun (action/result)
Rootप्र-नी- (धातु √नी ‘नेतुम्’), क्तिन्-प्रत्यय: ‘प्रणीतिः’
पूर्वीःformer, earlier
पूर्वीः:
विशेषण (of ‘प्रणीतयः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
समुच्चय/अन्वय (connective)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
प्रशस्तयःpraises, commendations
प्रशस्तयः:
कर्तृ/विषय (co-subject)
TypeNoun (praise/commendation)
Rootप्र-शंस्- (धातु √शंस् ‘स्तोतुम्/प्रशंसितुम्’), क्तिन्: ‘प्रशस्तिः’
नnot
न:
निषेध (negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive: ‘of him/it’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘अस्/इद’)
क्षीयन्तेthey diminish, fail
क्षीयन्ते:
क्रिया (predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षीयते) ‘क्षयम् गच्छति’
ऊतयःhelps, aids, protections
ऊतयः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject of ‘क्षीयन्ते’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; √अव्/√ऊ ‘रक्षण/सहाय’ से)
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