Rig Veda 1.23.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 23, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.23
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वरुणः प्राविता भुवन्मित्रो विश्वाभिरूतिभिः । करतां नः सुराधसः ॥
Transliteration
varuṇaḥ prāvitā bhuvan mitro viśvābhir ūtibhiḥ | karatāṃ naḥ surādhasaḥ ||
Translation
Möge Varuṇa unser vorangehender Schützer werden; möge Mitra mit all seinen Hilfen für uns wirken — die beiden reich Gebenden — und uns gutes Gedeihen bereiten.
Word by Word
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper deity-name)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राविताprotector, helper
प्राविता:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) अथवा कर्तृ-समासार्थे
TypeNoun/Agent (epithet)
Root√अव् (अव रक्षणे) + प्र-; क्तृ-प्रत्यय (प्र + अवि + तृ → प्रावितृ)
भुवत्may he be / let him become
भुवत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भू सत्तायाम्)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper deity-name)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाभिःwith all
विश्वाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively with ūtí-)
Rootविश्व (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith aids / protections
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid, protection’)
करताम्let the two do / may the two make
करताम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृ करणे)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (for us) / सम्बन्ध (our) — सन्दर्भानुसार
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुराधसःthe two of good bounty / generous ones
सुराधसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) अथवा सम्बोधनार्थ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (dual epithet of Mitra-Varuṇa)
Rootसु- + राधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bounty, gift, generosity’)
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