Rig Veda 1.91.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 91, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.91
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं च सोम नो वशो जीवातुं न मरामहे । प्रियस्तोत्रो वनस्पतिः ॥
Transliteration
tvaṃ ca soma no váśo jīvā́tuṃ ná marāmahe | priyá-stotro vánaspátiḥ ||
Translation
Y tú, oh Soma, eres nuestro señorío que guía; por la fuerza de vivir no queremos caer en la muerte. Oh señor de la vida que crece, amante del canto de alabanza, sostennos.
Word by Word
त्वम्thou (you)
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वशः(our) lord/master; one who has power
वशः:
कर्तृ (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootवश (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवातुम्life, living (span)
जीवातुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजीवातु (प्रातिपदिक; जीवन-विशेषः)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
मरामहेwe die / we would perish
मरामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमृ (धातु) → मर् (वेदिक-प्रयोग)
प्रियस्तोत्रःwhose praise is dear / dear in hymns
प्रियस्तोत्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वनस्पतिःlord of the wood/forest; (ritual) the wooden post/tree
वनस्पतिः:
कर्तृ (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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