Rig Veda 1.41.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 41, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.41
Devata: Ādityas (esp. Mitra–Varuṇa–Aryaman as guardians of Ṛta)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यं बाहुतेव पिप्रति पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः । अरिष्टः सर्व एधते ॥
Transliteration
yaṁ bāhúte̍va píprati pā́nti mártyaṁ riṣáḥ | áriṣṭaḥ sárva edhate ||
Translation
Le mortel qu’ils nourrissent comme de puissants bras et qu’ils gardent du dommage, celui-là croît en toute plénitude : intact, sans brisure ni blessure.
Word by Word
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
बाहुताwith (their) arms / by arm-power
बाहुता:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootबाहुता (स्त्री. प्रा.; बाहु ‘arm’ + -ता)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पिप्रतिthey fill / strengthen / make thrive
पिप्रति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ / पॢ (धातु; ‘to fill, to satisfy, to strengthen’)
पान्तिthey protect
पान्ति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to protect’)
मर्त्यम्the mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रा.; ‘mortal’)
रिषःfrom harm
रिषः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootरिष् (स्त्री. प्रा.; ‘injury, harm’)
अरिष्टःthe unharmed one / one uninjured
अरिष्टः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअरिष्ट (प्रा.; a- + रिष्ट ‘injured/ruined’)
सर्वःeveryone / wholly
सर्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootसर्व (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
एधतेprospers / thrives
एधते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootएध् (धातु; ‘to prosper, to grow’)
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