Rig Veda 1.120.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 120, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.120
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Short metre (requires śākhā verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता विद्वांसा हवामहे वां ता नो विद्वांसा मन्म वोचेतमद्य । प्रार्चद्दयमानो युवाकुः ॥
Transliteration
tā́ vidvā́ṃsā havāmahe vāṃ tā́ no vidvā́ṃsā mánma vocetam adyá | prā́rcad dáyamāno yuvā́kuḥ ||
Translation
Jene beiden Wissenden rufen wir an — mögen jene beiden Wissenden uns heute das inspirierte Wort sprechen. Es singe hervor der jugendliche Beter, euer Erbarmen suchend.
Word by Word
तौthose two (you two)
तौ:
सम्बोधन/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार: ‘उन दोनों को’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वांसौthe two knowing/wise ones
विद्वांसौ:
विशेषण (तौ का)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootविद्वस् (√विद् ‘जानना’ से कृत-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/ह्वयते) ‘आह्वान करना’
वाम्you two (acc./gen.)
वाम्:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (invoke you two / of you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तौthose two (you two)
तौ:
सम्बोधन/कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःus / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us / of us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
विद्वांसौthe two wise ones
विद्वांसौ:
विशेषण (तौ का)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootविद्वस् (√विद्)
मन्मthought / hymn / devotion
मन्म:
कर्म (वोचेतम् का)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक; ‘विचार/स्तुति/भक्ति-भाव’)
वःto you / your
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (to you / of you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वोचेतम्may you two speak / speak!
वोचेतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् ‘कहना’
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण (प्रार्चत् के साथ)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अर्चत्praised / sang
अर्चत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् ‘स्तुति/पूजा करना’
दयमानःgiving / bestowing
दयमानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (युवाकुः का)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√दा ‘देना’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त (दयमान-)
युवाकुःthe young one / youthful singer
युवाकुः:
कर्ता (अर्चत् का)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवाकु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युवा/युवक’—वैदिक रूप)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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