Mantra 2
Sukta 87
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इहैवैधि माप च्योष्ठाः पर्वत इवाविचाचलत्। इन्द्र इवेह ध्रुवस्तिष्ठेह राष्ट्रमु धारय
IAST Transliteration
iháivédhi mā́pa cyóṣṭhāḥ párvata ivā́vicācalat | índra ivehá dhruvás tiṣṭhehá rāṣṭrám úd dhāraya
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Here, even here, do thou prosper; slip not away. Like a mountain, unshaken: like Indra, stand thou firm here, and here uphold the kingdom.
Word by Word
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
एधिgrow, thrive (become strong)
एधि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइध् (धातु) / एध् (वृद्धौ/वर्धने)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
च्योष्ठाः(do not) slip/move away; do not waver
च्योष्ठाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootच्युत्/च्यु (धातु: च्यवने) + स्था (धातु: तिष्ठति) → च्यव्-स्था (प्रयोग: ‘च्यव्’/‘च्युत्’ अर्थे ‘डगमगाना/हटना’)
पर्वतःa mountain
पर्वतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
अविचाचलत्did not shake/move
अविचाचलत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचल् (धातु: चलने) + उपसर्ग वि + (अ) (नञ्/नकारार्थ) ; वैदिक-रूप: वि-चाचलत् (चालने का पुनरुक्त/आवृत्ति-आधारित रूप)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
ध्रुवःfirm, fixed
ध्रुवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठstand, remain
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु: तिष्ठति)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
राष्ट्रम्kingdom, realm
राष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, verily
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (अव्यय)
धारयhold, support, maintain
धारय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु: धारणे)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Indra (as royal exemplar) / Rāṣṭra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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