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Rig Veda 3.59.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 59, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.59

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for RV 3.59)
Devata: Mitra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common in this mandala; probable here)

मित्रो जनान्यातयति ब्रुवाणो मित्रो दाधार पृथिवीमुत द्याम् । मित्रः कृष्टीरनिमिषाभि चष्टे मित्राय हव्यं घृतवज्जुहोत ॥

mitró jánāny ātayati bruvāṇó mitró dādhāra pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m | mitráḥ kṛṣṭī́r ánimiṣā́bhi caṣṭe mitrā́ya havyáṁ ghṛtávaj juhota ||

মিত্র, সত্যবচন উচ্চারণ করে, জনসমূহকে তাদের যথাযথ গতিতে প্রবৃত্ত করে; মিত্র পৃথিবী ও দ্যৌ (স্বর্গ) ধারণ করে। মিত্র অনিমেষ দৃষ্টিতে মানবজাতিগুলিকে পর্যবেক্ষণ করে। মিত্রের উদ্দেশে ঘৃতসমৃদ্ধ হব্য অর্পণ করো।

मित्रःMitra (the deity)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जनान्people, men
जनान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
यातयतिsets in motion / directs / keeps (them) in order
यातयति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयातय् (धातु; causative of √या/याति ‘to go’ in Vedic sense ‘to set in motion/drive/keep in order’)
ब्रुवाणःspeaking, proclaiming
ब्रुवाणः:
कर्तृ (मित्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√ब्रू (धातु) → ब्रुवाण (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त, आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दाधारhas upheld / supported
दाधार:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धातु) ‘to hold, support’
पृथिवीम्the Earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
(समुच्चय/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
द्याम्the Sky (heaven)
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्टीःpeoples, communities
कृष्टीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनिमिषाunblinking, ever-watchful
अनिमिषा:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-निमिष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unblinking’)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
(उपसर्गः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चष्टेsees, observes
चष्टे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√चक्ष् (धातु) ‘to see, observe’
मित्रायto/for Mitra
मित्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यम्oblation, offering
हव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतवत्ghee-rich
घृतवत्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक; घृत + वत् ‘possessing ghee’)
जुहोतoffer (you all)
जुहोत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हु (धातु) ‘to sacrifice, offer’

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