Rig Veda 1.90.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 90, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.90
Devata: Cosmic harmony (madhu) pervading Night, Dawn, Earth-region, and Heaven
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मधु नक्तमुतोषसो मधुमत्पार्थिवं रजः । मधु द्यौरस्तु नः पिता ॥
Transliteration
mádhu náktam utóṣáso mádhu-mat pārthívaṃ rájaḥ | mádhu dyáur astu naḥ pitā́ ||
Translation
Madu kiranya malam kami dan fajar kami; madu pula hamparan bumi yang bergerak. Madu kiranya Langit, Bapa kami.
Word by Word
मधुsweetly; sweet (honey-like)
मधु:
विशेषणभावे (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्तम्by night
नक्तम्:
अधिकारण (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय/कालवाचक)
उतand; also
उत:
समुच्चय (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
उषसःat the dawns
उषसः:
अधिकारण (काल/अवसरः: ‘at dawns’)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमत्sweet; honeyed
मधुमत्:
विशेषण (of रजः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत्- (मधु + मतुप्)
पार्थिवम्earthly; terrestrial
पार्थिवम्:
विशेषण (of रजः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव- (पृथिवी-सम्बन्धि)
रजःspace; region (mid-space/realm)
रजः:
कर्तृ/विधेय (अस्तु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweetly; sweet
मधु:
विशेषणभावे (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यौःHeaven; the Sky
द्यौः:
कर्तृ (अस्तु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay (it) be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नःour
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पिताfather
पिता:
विधेय (द्यौः इत्यस्य विशेषण/समासार्थः)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
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