Rig Veda 7.89.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 89, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.89
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपां मध्ये तस्थिवांसं तृष्णाविदज्जरितारम् । मृळा सुक्षत्र मृळय ॥
Transliteration
apā́ṃ mádhye tasthivā́ṃsaṃ tṛ́ṣṇā avidaj jaritā́ram | mṛḷā́ su-kṣatra mṛḷáya ||
Translation
Mitten in den Wassern stehend fand der Durst den Sänger, o Opferrufer. Sei gnädig, du von guter Herrschaft; sei gnädig!
Word by Word
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘जल’
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (locative used adverbially)
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थिवांसम्the one who has stood / standing
तस्थिवांसम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Rootस्था (धातु) → तस्थिवस् (कृदन्त, परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-आधारित)
तृष्णाthirst
तृष्णा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘पिपासा’
अविदत्found / came upon
अविदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु) ‘जान/पाना’
जरितारम्the singer (poet), the praiser
जरितारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक) ‘स्तोतृ/गायक’
मृळाbe gracious / show mercy
मृळा:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootमृळ् (धातु) ‘अनुग्रह/सुख देना, दया करना’
सुक्षत्रO well-protecting one / O of good dominion
सुक्षत्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु- + क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) ‘सु-शासन/सु-रक्षा’
मृळयbe gracious; have mercy
मृळय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootमृळ् (धातु) ‘अनुग्रह/दया करना’
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