Rig Veda 3.60.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 60, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.60
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Ṛbhus (divine craftsmen)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
याभिः शचीभिश्चमसाँ अपिंशत यया धिया गामरिणीत चर्मणः । येन हरी मनसा निरतक्षत तेन देवत्वमृभवः समानश ॥
Transliteration
yā́bhiḥ śácībhiś camasā́ṃ apiṃśata yayā́ dhiyā́ gā́m ariṇīta cármaṇaḥ | yéna hárī mánasā nír-atakṣata téna devatvám ṛbhavaḥ sám ānaśa ||
Translation
凭那些巧能（śacī），他们雕琢祭杯；凭那慧见（dhī），他们由皮革造出母牛。凭那一力——以心识——他们刻成两匹辉马（harī）；由此，诸梨布（Ṛbhus）同得神性。
Word by Word
याभिःby which (f.)
याभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
शचीभिःwith powers/skills
शचीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशची- (प्रातिपदिक)
चमसान्cups (soma-cups)
चमसान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootचमस- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिंशतhe/they fashioned, carved
अपिंशत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपिश् (पिंशति)
ययाby which
यया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → या-
धियाby insight/thought
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी- (प्रातिपदिक)
गाम्the cow
गाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरिणीतhe/they set in motion, brought
अरिणीत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootऋ (रीणाति/अरिणात्)
चर्मणःof the hide/skin
चर्मणः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
येनby which
येन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → य-
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहरि- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनसाwith the mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
निरतक्षतthey hewed/constructed
निरतक्षत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (तक्षति)
तेनby that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
देवत्वम्godhood, divinity
देवत्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेवत्व- (प्रातिपदिक; देव + त्व)
ऋभवःthe Ṛbhus
ऋभवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक)
समानशequal, alike
समानश:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान- (प्रातिपदिक)
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