Rig Veda 1.85.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 85, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.85
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Maruts (Rudras)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त उक्षितासो महिमानमाशत दिवि रुद्रासो अधि चक्रिरे सदः । अर्चन्तो अर्कं जनयन्त इन्द्रियमधि श्रियो दधिरे पृश्निमातरः ॥
Transliteration
tá ukṣitā́so mahimā́nam āśata diví rudrā́so ádhi cakriré sádaḥ | árcanto arkáṃ jánayanta indriyám ádhi śríyo dadhire pṛ́śnimātaraḥ ||
Translation
那些强健者达至其伟大；诸“鲁陀罗众”（Rudrāsaḥ）在天界安置其座。吟诵之时，他们生出炽燃的颂歌（arka），并生成主宰之力；他们披戴诸般光荣——普利什尼（Pṛśni）之子，伟大的母力所生。
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्षितासःsprinkled, anointed
उक्षितासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootउक्षिता- (कृदन्त; √उक्ष् ‘सिञ्च्/वर्ष्/सेचने’)
महिमानम्greatness, majesty
महिमानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
आशतthey attained/reached
आशत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (व्याप्तौ/प्रापणे)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्रासःthe Rudras
रुद्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्धे
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्रिरेthey have made/established
चक्रिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
सदःseat, session; assembly-place
सदः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चन्तःpraising, singing
अर्चन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√अर्च् (पूजायाम्/स्तुतौ)
अर्कम्hymn, chant
अर्कम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क- (प्रातिपदिक)
जनयन्तःproducing, generating
जनयन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√जन् (जनने) [णिच्]
इन्द्रियम्power, vigor
इन्द्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्धे
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रियःsplendors, glories
श्रियः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्री- (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed/assumed
दधिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे)
पृश्निमातरः(they) whose mother is Pṛśni
पृश्निमातरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootपृश्नि-मातर् (समासः; पृश्नि- + मातृ)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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