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Rig Veda 5.43.14Mandala 5, Sukta 43, Mantra 14

Sukta 5.43

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (attribution for RV 5.43 generally)
Devata: Implicitly Agni/inner force being prepared; also the Mother-principle (Mātṛ) as station of origin
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

मातुष्पदे परमे शुक्र आयोर्विपन्यवो रास्पिरासो अग्मन् । सुशेव्यं नमसा रातहव्याः शिशुं मृजन्त्यायवो न वासे ॥

mātúṣpáde paráme śukrá ā́yor vipanyávo rāspirā́so agman | suśévyaṃ námasā rātáhavyā́ḥ śíśuṃ mṛjanty ā́yavo ná vā́se ||

Am höchsten lichten Ort der Mutter sind die Suchenden angekommen, eifrig in ihrem Streben. Mit Verehrung, die Opfergaben darbringend, bereiten sie das zu, was guten Dienst verdient; wie man ein Kind reinigt, so läutern sie die Lebenskraft, wie man ein Gewand wäscht.

मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
पदेin/at the place (footstep, station)
पदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपद
परमेhighest, supreme
परमे:
अधिकरण (with पदे)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
शुक्रःthe bright one
शुक्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुक्र
आयोःof the two Āyus (two life-powers / two Ayu-figures)
आयोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootआयु
विपन्यवःadmiring, praising
विपन्यवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविपन्य
रास्पिरासःthe Rāspirāsas (a people/companions; name in RV)
रास्पिरासः:
कर्तृ (apposition to विपन्यवः)
TypeNoun (tribal/collective name; Vedic)
Rootरास्पिरास
अग्मन्went, came
अग्मन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
सुशेव्यम्well-serviceable, good to attend/serve
सुशेव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शेव्य
नमसाwith reverence, by homage
नमसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
रातहव्याःthose whose oblations are given/offered
रातहव्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi) / epithet
Rootरात-हव्य
शिशुम्the child
शिशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु
मृजन्तिthey cleanse, adorn
मृजन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमृज्
आयवःthe Āyavas (a group/descendants connected with Āyu)
आयवः:
कर्तृ (apposition to रातहव्याः)
TypeNoun
Rootआयु / आयव (Vedic collective/derivative)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वासेin/with a garment; in clothing
वासे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवास
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