Rig Veda 1.40.3 — Mandala 1, Sukta 40, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.40
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati; also Sūnṛtā (personified) and the Gods collectively
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस्पतिः प्र देव्येतु सूनृता । अच्छा वीरं नर्यं पङ्क्तिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः ॥
Transliteration
práitu bráhmaṇaspátiḥ prá devyétu sūnṛ́tā | ácchā vīráṃ náryaṃ paṅktí-rādhasam devā́ yajñáṃ nayantu naḥ ||
Translation
অগ্রসর হোন ব্রহ্মণস্পতিঃ; দিব্য সুনৃতা—সত্যবাণীর শক্তি—অগ্রে চলুক। বীর, নর্য বল ও পংক্তিবদ্ধ পূর্ণতার দিকে—দেবগণ আমাদের যজ্ঞকে পরিচালিত করুন, আমাদের অন্তর্নিবেদনকে সিদ্ধিতে পৌঁছে দিন।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
एतुlet (him/it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer/sacred formulation)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्-पति (प्रातिपदिक; tatpuruṣa)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (her) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
सूनृताgood speech, gracious utterance
सूनृता:
Kartā (apposition to देवी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (प्रातिपदिक/avyaya; Vedic adverb)
वीरम्hero, strong one
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
नर्यम्manly, heroic
नर्यम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पङ्क्तिःrow, line; (ritual) a troop/ordered band
पङ्क्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
आधसम्refreshment, sustenance; (ritual) offering/food
आधसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआधस (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
नयन्तुlet them lead
नयन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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