Rig Veda 1.24.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 24, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.24
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 1.24)
Devata: Aditi (with an open interrogative seeking the right immortal); the hymn is closely associated with Varuṇa in RV 1.24 overall
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.24 opening verses; exact meter should be confirmed against pada counts)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कस्य नूनं कतमस्यामृतानां मनामहे चारु देवस्य नाम । को नो मह्या अदितये पुनर्दात्पितरं च दृशेयं मातरं च ॥
Transliteration
kásya nūnáṃ katamá syā́mṛtānāṃ mánāmahe cā́ru devásya nā́ma | kó no mahyā́ áditaye púner dāt pitáraṃ ca dṛśéyaṃ mātáraṃ ca ||
Translation
لِمَنِ الآنَ—لأيِّ واحدٍ من بينِ الخالدين (الأمِرتا)—نستحضرُ في أذهانِنا الاسمَ الجميل، اسمَ الإله؟ مَن يُعيدُنا إلى أديتي العظيمةِ السَّعة، لكي أرى الأبَ وأرى الأمَّ؟
Word by Word
कस्यof whom/whose
कस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक: क-)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
सम्बन्ध/काल-निश्चय (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
कतमस्यof which one (of them)
कतमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootकतम (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतानाम्of the immortals
अमृतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: among/of the immortals)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मनामहेwe think/ponder (upon)
मनामहे:
क्रिया (we think/ponder)
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मनुते/मन्यते) ‘to think, to deem, to worship/meditate’
चारुbeautiful, dear
चारु:
कर्म/विशेषण (qualifying ‘नाम’)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
कर्म (object of ‘मनामहे’)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
कर्ता (subject)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रातिपदिक: क-)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (to us) / सम्बन्ध (our) — here: to us
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मह्याःof the great (one)
मह्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with ‘अदितये’ as epithet: ‘of the great…’)
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) ‘earth; great one’
अदितयेto/for Aditi
अदितये:
सम्प्रदान (for/to Aditi)
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
दात्may (he) give
दात्:
क्रिया (may he give)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति) ‘to give’
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
कर्म (object of ‘दात्’)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दृशेयम्may I see
दृशेयम्:
क्रिया (purpose/result: that I may see)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (पश्यति) ‘to see’
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
कर्म (object of ‘दृशेयम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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