Mantra 2
Sukta 108
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
त्वं हि नः पिता वसो त्वं माता शतक्रतो बभूविथ । अधा ते सुम्नमीमहे
IAST Transliteration
tváṃ hí naḥ pitā́ vaso tváṃ mātā́ śatakrato babhū́vitha | ádhā te sumnám īmahe
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For thou, O bounteous one, hast been our Father; thou our Mother, O Hundred-powered: therefore we crave of thee thy gracious favor.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नःof us/our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-वाक्ये विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO good one/wealth-giver
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-वाक्ये विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन, इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
बभूविथyou have become/you have been
बभूविथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अधाthen/thereupon
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
तेyour/of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नम्favor/grace
सुम्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek/we implore
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम्/इ (धातु; ‘याच्/प्रार्थ्’ अर्थे—वेदिक प्रयोगः)
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived (not determinable from excerpt alone).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (exact meter uncertain from excerpt lineation)
Mantra Rasa
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