Mantra 7
Sukta 3.59
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Mitra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि यो महिना दिवं मित्रो बभूव सप्रथाः । अभि श्रवोभिः पृथिवीम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
अ॒भि यो म॑हि॒ना दिवं॑ मि॒त्रो ब॒भूव॑ स॒प्रथा॑: । अ॒भि श्रवो॑भिः पृथि॒वीम् ॥
Transliteration
abhí yó mahinā́ dívaṃ mitró babhū́va sapráthāḥ | abhí śrávobhiḥ pṛthivī́m ||
Translation
He who by his greatness became Mitra—wide-spread over heaven; and wide-spread by his powers of inspired hearing over the Earth.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अ॒भि । यः । म॒हि॒ना । दिव॑म् । मि॒त्रः । ब॒भूव॑ । स॒ऽप्रथाः॑ । अ॒भि । श्रवः॑ऽभिः । पृ॒थि॒वीम् ॥अभि । यः । महिना । दिवम् । मित्रः । बभूव । सप्रथाः । अभि । श्रवःभिः । पृथिवीम् ॥abhi | yaḥ | mahinā | divam | mitraḥ | babhūva | sa-prathāḥ | abhi | śravaḥ-bhiḥ | pṛthivīm
Word by Word
अभिtowards; over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/locative sense with motion/extension)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महिनाby (his) might; by greatness
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महिमन्/महिमा’)
दिवम्heaven; the sky
दिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बभूवbecame; has become
बभूव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सप्रथाःwide-spreading; far-extended
सप्रथाः:
Kartā (as predicate adjective to ‘मित्रः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootस-प्रथा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विस्तारयुक्त/विस्तीर्ण’)
अभिtowards; over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (directional)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रवोभिःwith glories/fames; with renown
श्रवोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)