Rig Veda 5.12.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 12, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.12
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (RV 5.12)
Devata: Agni (as knower of R̥ta; aruṣa vṛṣan)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋतं चिकित्व ऋतमिच्चिकिद्ध्यृतस्य धारा अनु तृन्धि पूर्वीः । नाहं यातुं सहसा न द्वयेन ऋतं सपाम्यरुषस्य वृष्णः ॥
Transliteration
ṛtáṃ cikitva ṛtám íc cíkiddhy ṛtásya dhārā́ ánu tṛndhi pūrvī́ḥ | nā́haṃ yātúṃ sáhasā ná dváyena ṛtáṃ sapāmy aruṣásya vṛ́ṣṇaḥ ||
Translation
识知者啊，当识知ṛta（正法、宇宙真理）；确然当识知ṛta。循着ṛta的诸多古老流脉，劈开你的道路而行。我不能以强力抵达它，也不能以二分之法；我追随并赢得那赤色雄牛——阿耆尼（Agni）炽烈威能——的ṛta。
Word by Word
ऋतम्cosmic order; truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
चिindeed; even
चि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचि (अव्यय)
चिकित्वhaving understood
चिकित्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) → क्त्वा (Vedic: -त्व)
ऋतम्ṛta; truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्just; indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (अव्यय/निपात)
चिकिद्धिknow! perceive!
चिकिद्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु)
ऋतस्यof ṛta
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
धाराःstreams; flows
धाराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृन्धिcleave; press through
तृन्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतृद्/तृन्द् (धातु; Vedic ‘to pierce/cleave/press through’)
पूर्वीःthe former/earlier (ones)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘former/earlier’, fem.)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यातुम्to go
यातुम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) → तुमुन्
सहसाby force; with might
सहसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
द्वयेनby duality; by twofold means
द्वयेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta; truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
सपामिI follow/seek; I attain
सपामि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसप् (धातु; Vedic ‘to follow/seek/attain, to be in accord’)
अरुषस्यof the ruddy (one)
अरुषस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्णःof the bull; of the mighty one
वृष्णः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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