Rig Veda 1.186.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 186, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.186
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ, with Mitra-Aryaman-Varuṇa prominent
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो विश्व आस्क्रा गमन्तु देवा मित्रो अर्यमा वरुणः सजोषाः । भुवन्यथा नो विश्वे वृधासः करन्त्सुषाहा विथुरं न शवः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no víśva ā́skrā gamantu devā́ mitró aryamā́ váruṇaḥ sajóṣāḥ | bhúvan yáthā no víśve vṛdhā́sáḥ káran suṣáhā vithuráṃ ná śávaḥ ||
Translation
ليأتِ إلينا جميعُ الآلهة في اندفاعٍ سريع—ميترا، أريامان، فارونا، على وفاقٍ واحد—لكي يصير جميعُ المُنمّين لنا قوى صبرٍ راسخ، فيجعلون بأسَنا غيرَ متزعزع، غيرَ مبعثر.
Word by Word
आhither; towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
नःto/for us; our
नः:
Sampradāna (recipient/beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (sarvanāman-adj.)
आस्क्राःthe swift/active ones (epithet)
आस्क्राः:
Kartā (apposition to देवाः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआस्क्र (prātipadika; Vedic epithet)
गमन्तुlet (them) come
गमन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā (member of list)
TypeProper noun
Rootमित्र
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā (member of list)
TypeProper noun
Rootअर्यमन्
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā (member of list)
TypeProper noun
Rootवरुण
सजोषाःin concord; together in goodwill
सजोषाः:
Kartā (agreeing with देवाः/विश्वे)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोष (sa- + joṣa ‘delight, companionship’; Vedic adj.)
भुवन्being; becoming
भुवन्:
—
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभू
यथाso that; as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
विश्वेall (you)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (sarvanāman-adj.)
वृधासःstrengtheners; increasers (of prosperity)
वृधासः:
Kartā (apposition to विश्वे)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृध (prātipadika from √वृध ‘grow/strengthen’; Vedic noun/adj.)
करन्तुlet (them) make; let (them) do
करन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
सुषाहाःwell-conquering; victorious
सुषाहाः:
Kartā (agreeing with देवाः/विश्वे)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-षाह (su- + √सह ‘to overcome’; adj.)
विथुरम्wide-spreading; far-reaching
विथुरम्:
Karma (object of करन्तु)
TypeAdjective
Rootविथुर (adj.)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
शवःmight; strength; power
शवः:
Karma (in apposition to विथुरम्)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्
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