Rig Veda 10.91.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 91, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.91
Rishi: Rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for RV 10.91; requires recension-specific confirmation
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स दर्शतश्रीरतिथिर्गृहेगृहे वनेवने शिश्रिये तक्ववीरिव । जनंजनं जन्यो नाति मन्यते विश आ क्षेति विश्यो विशंविशम् ॥
Transliteration
sá darśatá-śrī́r átithir gṛhé-gṛhe váne-vane śiśriye takvavī́r-iva | jánaṃ-janaṃ janyó nā́ti manyate víśa ā́ kṣeti viśyò víśaṃ-viśam ||
Translation
他具可见的光辉——那位“宾客”（Atithi）——在家家户户、在林林野野安坐，如迅疾之鸟。为众民而生，他不自外于任何氏族；阿耆尼（Agni）居于诸聚落，属乎众人，入于一社又一社，遍及每一共同体。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतश्रीःof lovely/visible splendour
दर्शतश्रीः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदर्शत- (adj.) + श्री- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
अतिथिःguest
अतिथिः:
कर्तृ (सः … अतिथिः)
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहेin (a) house
गृहे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगृह- (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहेin (each) house
गृहे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगृह-
वनेin (a) wood/forest
वने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेin (each) wood/forest
वने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन-
शिश्रियेhas taken refuge/has settled
शिश्रिये:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु)
तक्ववीरिवlike a swift hero
तक्ववीरिव:
कर्तृ (उपमान-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective + Indeclinable
Rootतक्वन्- (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर- (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (उपमा-अव्यय)
जनम्a people/tribe
जनम्:
कर्म (मन्यते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
जनम्(each) people
जनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन-
जन्यःa kinsman/one of the folk
जन्यः:
कर्तृ (उपमान/विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootजन्य- (adj. from जन) / जन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot / like (in comparison with …)
न:
सम्बन्ध (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अतिbeyond/too much
अति:
सम्बन्ध (अतिक्रम-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मन्यतेthinks/esteems
मन्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु) (मन्यते)
विशःclans/settlements
विशः:
कर्म (आ-क्षेति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक) (स्त्री.)
आunto, into (towards)
आ:
सम्बन्ध (उपसर्गः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / आ (अव्यय)
क्षेतिdwells/settles
क्षेति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (धातु) (क्षेति)
विश्यःbelonging to the clan; clansman
विश्यः:
कर्तृ (सः … विश्यः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootविश्य- (adj. from विश्) / विश्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
विशम्a clan/settlement
विशम्:
कर्म (आ-क्षेति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक) (स्त्री.)
विशम्(each) clan
विशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविश्-
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