Rig Veda 5.48.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 48, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.48
Devata: Likely the Waters (Āpaḥ) as cosmic powers operating under vṛta/ṛta; possibly in a hymn complex where a higher deity directs them.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता अत्नत वयुनं वीरवक्षणं समान्या वृतया विश्वमा रजः । अपो अपाचीरपरा अपेजते प्र पूर्वाभिस्तिरते देवयुर्जनः ॥
Transliteration
tā́ atnata vayúnam vīrávakṣaṇaṃ samānyā́ vṛtáyā víśvam ā́ rájaḥ | apó apā́cīr áparā́ ápējate prá pū́rvābhis tirate devayúr jánaḥ ||
Translation
她们扩展那能承载勇士之力的运作之智；以同一共同的法则，她们拓宽整个中界。诸水——有的向前流，有的向后回——奔涌激荡；而求神之民越过先前的界限而推进。
Word by Word
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अत्नतthey stretched/extended
अत्नत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनू) विस्तारॆ
वयुनम्skill, wise device/plan
वयुनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयुन (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरवक्षणम्man-strengthening / hero-nourishing
वीरवक्षणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर-वक्षण (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय)
समान्याःcommon, united
समान्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वृतयःbands/companies, circles
वृतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृतय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृत’/‘वृत्ति’ से)
विश्वम्all, the whole
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आto, unto, towards
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रजःspace/region; (also) dust, atmosphere
रजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाचीःbackward-flowing, turned away
अपाचीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाच्/अपाची (प्रातिपदिक)
अपराthe later/other (one)
अपरा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
अपेजतेmoves away, withdraws
अपेजते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√इज् (इजँ) कम्पने/गत्यर्थे, उपसर्ग: अप-
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पूर्वाभिःwith the former/earlier (ones)
पूर्वाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तिरतेcrosses over, passes through
तिरते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तॄ) तरणे
देवयुःgod-seeking, devoted to the gods
देवयुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देव’ + यु ‘seeking’)
जनःthe people, a man/folk
जनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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