Rig Veda 1.20.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.20
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 1.20, associated with the R̥bhus/Indra complex in the hymn)
Devata: Primarily Indra (opening frames the hymn-offering for divine manifestation; subsequent verses involve Indra and the R̥bhus)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं देवाय जन्मने स्तोमो विप्रेभिरासया । अकारि रत्नधातमः ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ devā́ya jánmane stómo víprebhir āsayā́ | ákāri ratnadhā́tamaḥ ||
Translation
Este himno, para el nacimiento divino, ha sido forjado por los videntes con fervoroso impulso — el más capaz de asentar el tesoro en nosotros: una trama de palabra que prepara el advenimiento del dios en el vaso humano.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one/this hymn)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवायfor the god
देवाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जन्मनेfor (his) birth/origin
जन्मने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
स्तोमःpraise-hymn
स्तोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
विप्रेभिःby the inspired poets
विप्रेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आसयाwith the mouth
आसया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआसि/आस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mouth’)
अकारिwas made / has been fashioned
अकारि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
रत्नधातमःmost treasure-bestowing
रत्नधातमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्न-धातम (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास; रत्न + धातम < √धा ‘to place, bestow’)
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