Rig Veda 1.35.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 35, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.35
Rishi: Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्नमृतं मर्त्यं च । हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ kṛṣṇéna rájasā vártamāno nivéśayann amṛ́taṁ mártyaṁ ca | hiraṇyáyena savitā́ ráthenā devó yā́ti bhúvanāni páśyan ||
Translation
他循着幽暗的尘霾而行，使不死者与必死者各安其位。萨维特里（Savitṛ）乘金色战车而来；神明行旅，观照诸世界。
Word by Word
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
कृष्णेनwith/through the dark (one)
कृष्णेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
रजसाwith dust/mist; with the dark space
रजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्तमानःmoving, proceeding
वर्तमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवृत् (धातु) → वर्त- (वर्तमान कृदन्त आधार)
निवेशयन्causing to enter/settle; placing
निवेशयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि + विश् (धातु) / निवेशयति (णिच्)
अमृतम्the immortal (realm/being); immortality
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यम्the mortal (realm/being)
मर्त्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिरण्ययेनwith the golden
हिरण्ययेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय- (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller, Sun-god)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
यातिgoes, drives
याति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
भुवनानिworlds, beings/realms
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यन्seeing, beholding
पश्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootपश् (धातु)
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