Rig Veda 3.54.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 2

Sukta 3.54

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Heaven and Earth) with the company of gods

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

महि महे दिवे अर्चा पृथिव्यै कामो म इच्छञ्चरति प्रजानन् । ययोर्ह स्तोमे विदथेषु देवाः सपर्यवो मादयन्ते सचायोः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.54.2

Transliteration

máhi mahé divé arcā pṛthivyái kā́mo ma icchán cárati prajā́nann | yáyor ha stóme vidáthēṣu devā́ḥ saparyávo mā́dayante sacā́yoḥ ||

Translation

Aasman aur dharti dono ki badi puja karo. Mera dil chahta hai ki main un tak pahunchun. Devi-devta jab inki puja karte hain to khush hote hain. Aasman aur dharti dono ke saath milkar kaam karte hain.

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Word by Word

• महि: greatly, mightily
• महि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक ‘मह्’ से) / महत्

• महे: to the great (one)
• महे: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्

• दिवे: to heaven, to the sky
• दिवे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (द्यौः) / दिव्-प्रातिपदिक

• अर्चा: praise!, sing!
• अर्चा: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्

• पृथिव्यै: to Earth
• पृथिव्यै: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी

• कामः: desire
• कामः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• इच्छन्: desiring
• इच्छन्: Kartā (कामः के विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्) / desiderative stem इच्छ-

• चरति: moves, goes about
• चरति: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्

• प्रजानन्: knowing, discerning
• प्रजानन्: Kartā (कामः के विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (प्र-√ज्ञा) / प्रजानन्

• ययोः: of which two (of the two)
• ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम) / द्वि-सम्बन्ध

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: (सम्बन्ध/बलार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• स्तोमे: in the hymn of praise
• स्तोमे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम

• विदथेषु: in the assemblies/ritual gatherings
• विदथेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• सपर्यवः: worshipful, service-rendering
• सपर्यवः: Kartā (देवाः के विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सपर्य (सेवा/पूजा) → सपर्यु-

• मादयन्ते: rejoice, become exhilarated
• मादयन्ते: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (causative: मादय-)

• सचायोः: of the two companions (paired associates)
• सचायोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचि/सचा (सह) + अय (सखा/सहचर) → सचाय (द्वि) / ‘सचाय’