Mantra 3
Sukta 1.43
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional for RV 1.43)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Rudra (invoked alongside Mitra-Varuṇa as powers of right order and awakening)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for concise invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा नो मित्रो वरुणो यथा रुद्रश्चिकेतति । यथा विश्वे सजोषसः ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
यथा॑ नो मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो॒ यथा॑ रु॒द्रश्चिके॑तति । यथा॒ विश्वे॑ स॒जोष॑सः ॥
Transliteration
yáthā no mitró váruṇo yáthā rudráś cíkētati | yáthā víśve sajóṣasaḥ ||
Translation
May it be for us as Mitra and Varuṇa perceive and uphold; may it be as Rudra makes the right awareness awake; may it be as all the Powers, in one accord, consent and work together within us.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
यथा॑ । नः॒ । मि॒त्रः । वरु॑णः । यथा॑ । रु॒द्रः । चिके॑तति । यथा॑ । विश्वे॑ । स॒ऽजोष॑सः ॥यथा । नः । मित्रः । वरुणः । यथा । रुद्रः । चिकेतति । यथा । विश्वे । सजोषसः ॥yathā | naḥ | mitraḥ | varuṇaḥ | yathā | rudraḥ | ciketati | yathā | viśve | sa-joṣasaḥ
Word by Word
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
नःof us, our; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (हित/सम्बन्ध-निर्देश; ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (prātipadika)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (prātipadika)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
रुद्रःRudra
रुद्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (prātipadika)
चिकेततिperceives, takes notice, is mindful
चिकेतति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चिती/चेतति) ‘to perceive, notice, be aware’
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya-prātipadika)
विश्वेall (the gods)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (sarvanāma-adjective/prātipadika)
सजोषसःin concord, together, of one accord
सजोषसः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘विश्वे’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसजोषस् (prātipadika; sa- + joṣas ‘in common enjoyment/accord, together’)