Rig Veda 8.72.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.72
Devata: Indra/Soma process (libation imagery)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सिञ्चन्ति नमसावतमुच्चाचक्रं परिज्मानम् । नीचीनबारमक्षितम् ॥
Transliteration
siñcánti námasā avatám uccā́cakraṃ pári-jmānam | nīcī́na-bāram ákṣitam ||
Translation
عاجزی کی پیشکش کے ساتھ وہ گہرے برتن میں ڈالتے ہیں، وسیع پھیلا ہوا اور سب کو ہلانے والا؛ یہ اترنے والا بوجھ اٹھاتا ہے، پھر بھی فنا نہیں ہوتا۔
Word by Word
सिञ्चन्तिthey pour / they sprinkle
सिञ्चन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√सिच् (सिञ्च्) ‘to pour, sprinkle’
नमसावतम्the reverent one / the one with homage
नमसावतम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण) / कर्मविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिकम्: नमसावत् ‘having reverence/obeisance’)
उच्चाचक्रम्high-wheeled
उच्चाचक्रम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण) / कर्मविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootउच्च + चक्र (प्रातिपदिकम्: उच्चाचक्र ‘high-wheeled / having a high wheel’)
परिज्मानम्the circling one / the circumrotating (one)
परिज्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपरि + ज्मन्/ज्मान (प्रातिपदिकम्: परिज्मान ‘going around, circumambient; (also) a circumrotating wheel/runner’)
नीचीनबारम्having a low support / low-propped
नीचीनबारम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण) / कर्मविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootनीचीन + बार (प्रातिपदिकम्: नीचीनबार ‘having a low/descending support/prop’)
अक्षितम्unperishing / unharmed
अक्षितम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण) / कर्मविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (past participial formation used adjectivally)
Rootअ + √क्षि (क्षय/क्षि) → अक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम् ‘unperishing, undecaying, uninjured’)
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