Rig Veda 1.90.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 90, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.90
Devata: Ādityas / righteous divine guardians (contextually following 1.90.1)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते हि वस्वो वसवानास्ते अप्रमूरा महोभिः । व्रता रक्षन्ते विश्वाहा ॥
Transliteration
té hí vásvo vásavānās té ápramūrā máhobhiḥ | vratā́ rakṣante viśvā́hā ||
Translation
Pues ellos son los verdaderos poseedores de las riquezas del Ser; sin engaño, con sus grandes poderes guardan los vratas, día tras día, por siempre.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वस्वःof the Vasus
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
वसवानाःwealthy, possessing riches
वसवानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् ‘ते’)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसवान (प्रातिपदिक; वसु + -वान्, ‘possessing riches’)
तेthey
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रमूराःunerring, not deluding
अप्रमूराः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् ‘ते’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्रमूर (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + प्रमूर ‘deceiving/erring’)
महःभिःwith great powers/might
महःभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रताvows, ordinances
व्रता:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षन्तेthey protect/guard
रक्षन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
विश्वाहाall days, always
विश्वाहा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वाहा (अव्ययीभाव; विश्व + अहा)
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