Rig Veda 1.73.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 73, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.73
Rishi: Madhucchandā Vaiśvāmitra (traditional for RV 1.73)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवो न यः पृथिवीं विश्वधाया उपक्षेति हितमित्रो न राजा । पुरःसदः शर्मसदो न वीरा अनवद्या पतिजुष्टेव नारी ॥
Transliteration
devó ná yaḥ pṛthivī́ṃ viśvá-dhāyā upa-kṣéti hitá-mitro ná rājā́ | puráḥ-sadaḥ śárma-sado ná vīrā́ anavadyā́ patí-juṣṭeva nā́rī ||
Translation
দেবের মতো তিনি সর্বধারা পৃথিবীতে বাস করেন—হিতমিত্র, রাজার মতো সখ্য-সন্ধিতে সুসমঞ্জস। তিনি পুরঃসদ্ (অগ্রাসীন), তিনি শর্মসদ্ (শান্তিতে আসীন), বীরদের মতো; অনবদ্য, স্বামীর প্রিয় পত্নীর মতো।
Word by Word
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वधायाःin every way, everywhere
विश्वधायाः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वधा (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्व’+‘धा’)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षेतिdwells
क्षेति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (धातु) ‘to dwell, abide’
हितःbeneficent, well-disposed
हितः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘to place’ > ‘placed, set’)
मित्रःMitra (the friendly god)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
राजाa king
राजा:
कर्तृ (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःसदःone who sits in front; leader/foremost
पुरःसदः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरःसद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुरः’+√सद् ‘to sit’)
शर्मसदःone who sits in/dispenses shelter; giver of protection
शर्मसदः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मसद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शर्मन्’+√सद्)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वीराःheroes, strong men
वीराः:
कर्तृ (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
अनवद्याःblameless, faultless
अनवद्याः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अन्’+‘अवद्य’)
पतिजुष्टाcherished by her husband
पतिजुष्टा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपतिजुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘पति’+√जुष् ‘to be pleased with/cherish’ > ‘approved/cherished by’)
इवas if, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
नारीa woman
नारी:
कर्तृ (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootनारी (प्रातिपदिक)
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