Rig Veda 1.43.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 43, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.43
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional for RV 1.43)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Rudra (invoked alongside Mitra-Varuṇa as powers of right order and awakening)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for concise invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा नो मित्रो वरुणो यथा रुद्रश्चिकेतति । यथा विश्वे सजोषसः ॥
Transliteration
yáthā no mitró váruṇo yáthā rudráś cíkētati | yáthā víśve sajóṣasaḥ ||
Translation
ليكن لنا الأمر كذلك: كما يُدرك مِترا وفَرُونا ويُثبِّتان؛ وكما يُوقِظ رُدرا الوعيَ القويم؛ وكما تُوافِق جميعُ الآلهة، في وفاقٍ واحد، وتعمل معًا في داخلنا.
Word by Word
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
नःof us, our; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (हित/सम्बन्ध-निर्देश; ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (prātipadika)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (prātipadika)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
रुद्रःRudra
रुद्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (prātipadika)
चिकेततिperceives, takes notice, is mindful
चिकेतति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चिती/चेतति) ‘to perceive, notice, be aware’
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
विश्वेall (the gods)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (sarvanāma-adjective/prātipadika)
सजोषसःin concord, together, of one accord
सजोषसः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘विश्वे’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (prātipadika; sa- + joṣas ‘in common enjoyment/accord, together’)
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