Rig Veda 1.40.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 40, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.40
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati; also Sūnṛtā (personified) and the Gods collectively
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस्पतिः प्र देव्येतु सूनृता । अच्छा वीरं नर्यं पङ्क्तिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः ॥
Transliteration
práitu bráhmaṇaspátiḥ prá devyétu sūnṛ́tā | ácchā vīráṃ náryaṃ paṅktí-rādhasam devā́ yajñáṃ nayantu naḥ ||
Translation
Let Brahmaṇaspati go forth; let the divine Power of true speech move forward. Toward the hero, the manly strength and the ordered plenitude—may the Gods lead our sacrifice, guiding our inner offering to its fulfilment.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
एतुlet (him/it) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer/sacred formulation)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्-पति (प्रातिपदिक; tatpuruṣa)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (her) go/come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
सूनृताgood speech, gracious utterance
सूनृता:
Kartā (apposition to देवी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (प्रातिपदिक/avyaya; Vedic adverb)
वीरम्hero, strong one
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
नर्यम्manly, heroic
नर्यम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पङ्क्तिःrow, line; (ritual) a troop/ordered band
पङ्क्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
आधसम्refreshment, sustenance; (ritual) offering/food
आधसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआधस (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
नयन्तुlet them lead
नयन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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