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Rig Veda 4.1.18: Mandala 4, Sukta 1, Mantra 18

Sukta 4.1

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ with special invocation of Mitra-Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आदित्पश्चा बुबुधाना व्यख्यन्नादिद्रत्नं धारयन्त द्युभक्तम् । विश्वे विश्वासु दुर्यासु देवा मित्र धिये वरुण सत्यमस्तु ॥

Transliteration

ā́dit paścā́ bubudhānā́ vyàkhyann ā́did rátnam dhārayanta dyú-bhaktam | víśve víśvāsu dúryāsu devā́ mitra dhiyé varuṇa satyám astu ||

Translation

Darauf, erwachend, erkannten sie klar; und dann hielten sie den Schatz, zugeteilt von den lichtvollen Welten. In allen Toren des Seins mögen alle Götter gegenwärtig sein; o Mitra, o Varuṇa — Wahrheit sei für unser Denken.

Word by Word
आदित्then, indeed
आदित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + इत् (निपात) / इद् (प्राग्वैदिक निपात-रूप)
पश्चाafterwards
पश्चा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चा (अव्यय)
बुबुधानाःhaving awakened / having become aware
बुबुधानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√बुध् (बोधने)
व्यख्यन्they proclaimed / made known
व्यख्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (प्रख्याने) + वि
आदित्then, indeed
आदित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + इत् (निपात)
रत्नम्treasure, precious gift
रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयन्तthey held / bore
धारयन्त:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
द्युभक्तम्apportioned by heaven / heaven-allotted
द्युभक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootद्यु (द्यौ/दिव् ‘स्वर्ग/प्रकाश’) + भक्त (√भज् ‘विभागे’ क्त)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
विश्वासुin all
विश्वासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
दुर्यासुin the houses / in the dwellings
दुर्यासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्या (गृह/गृह्य-स्थान; ‘दुर्/द्वार’ इत्यादि-सम्बद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रO Mitra
मित्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
धियेfor (our) thought / prayer
धिये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बुद्धि/प्रार्थना’)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्true, truth
सत्यम्:
—
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि)
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