Rig Veda 1.179.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 179, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.179
Rishi: Agastya / Lopāmudrā (dialogue tradition)
Devata: Soma (as inner delight and purifier)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely, given the shorter cadence; confirm by syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं नु सोममन्तितो हृत्सु पीतमुप ब्रुवे । यत्सीमागश्चकृमा तत्सु मृळतु पुलुकामो हि मर्त्यः ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ nú sómam ántito hṛtsú pītám úpa bruve | yát sīm ā́gaś cakṛmá tát su mṛḷátu pulukā́mo hí mártyaḥ ||
Translation
Nun spreche ich aus dem Innersten des Herzens von diesem Soma, der im Innern getrunken wurde: welche Verfehlung wir darin auch begangen haben, möge Er wahrlich gnädig sein; denn der Sterbliche ist ein Wesen vieler Begierden.
Word by Word
इमम्this (him/it)
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink/deity)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तितःfrom near; closely
अन्तितः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित) → अन्तितस्
हृत्सुin (the) hearts
हृत्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootहृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतम्drunk; having been drunk
पीतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootपा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
उपtowards; forth
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रुवेI speak; I declare
ब्रुवे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
यत्whatever; that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative) / Indeclinable (clausal)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सीम्indeed; just
सीम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात/अव्यय; एन्क्लिटिक)
आगःsin; offense
आगः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकृमाwe have done; we committed
चकृमा:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → चकार (परस्मै) / चकृ (परफेक्ट-आधार)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell; wholly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात)
मृळतुmay (he/it) be gracious; may forgive
मृळतु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ्/मृड् (धातु ‘to be gracious, to pity’)
पुलुकामःdesiring much; full of many desires
पुलुकामः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपुलु (बहु) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) → पुलुकाम
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
मर्त्यःa mortal (man)
मर्त्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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