Rig Veda 5.83.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 83, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.83
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Parjanya (thunder/rain power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि क्रन्द स्तनय गर्भमा धा उदन्वता परि दीया रथेन । दृतिं सु कर्ष विषितं न्यञ्चं समा भवन्तूद्वतो निपादाः ॥
Transliteration
abhí kranda stanáya gárbham ā́ dhā udán-vatā pári dīyā́ ráthena | dṛtíṃ sú karṣa ví-sitaṃ ny-àñcaṃ samā́ bhavantūdváto ni-pādā́ḥ ||
Translation
雷霆啊，轰然高呼，把功业之胚胎安置于我们之中；乘着载水之车环行四周。善牵那已开启、倒垂向下的皮囊；愿高地与低洼齐平，充盈而成一体。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, against; over
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्रन्दcry out!, roar!
क्रन्द:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रन्द्
स्तनयO thunder!
स्तनय:
सम्बोधन (addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तनय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thunder’)
गर्भम्the embryo; the germ (of rain)
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
आunto, into; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धाplace!, set!, put!
धा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा
उदन्वताwith the watery one; with water/sea-like mass
उदन्वता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootउदन्वत्
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दीयmove!, course!, roll on!
दीय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदी (दीयते/दीयति; ‘to go/flow, to move’)
रथेनwith a chariot
रथेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
दृतिम्leather bag; skin (waterskin)
दृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदृति
सुwell, thoroughly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (अव्यय)
कर्षdraw!, pull!
कर्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृष्
विषितम्loosened, unbound
विषितम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-षि/शि (कृदन्त; ‘loosened, unfastened’)
न्यञ्चम्turned downward
न्यञ्चम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यञ्च (प्रातिपदिक; ‘turned downward’)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आtowards, into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भवन्तुlet them become; let there be
भवन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू
उद्वतःfrom the height; from above
उद्वतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootउद्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘height, rising ground’)
निपादाःthe descending ones; down-coming (waters/streams)
निपादाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनि-पाद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘down-footed/descending’)
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