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Mantra 2

Sukta 6

महीमू षु मातरं सुव्रतानामृतस्य पत्नीमवसे हवामहे । तुविक्षत्रामजरन्तीमुरूचीं सुशर्माणमदितिं सुप्रणीतिम्

mahī́m ū́ ṣú mātáraṃ suvrátānām ṛtásya pátnīm ávase havāmahe | tuvíkṣatrām ájarantīm urūcī́ṃ suśármāṇam adítiṃ supráṇītim ||

The mighty Mother—of them of good ordinance—the Consort of Ṛta, for succour we invoke: Aditi of puissant lordship, unaging, wide-gleaming, of gracious shelter, of excellent guidance.

महीम्the great (one)
महीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) < मह् ‘to be great’
ऊँOṃ
ऊँ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊँ (प्रणव)
षुindeed / surely
षु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुव्रतानाम्of the good-vowed (ones)
सुव्रतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + व्रत)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
पत्नीम्wife / consort
पत्नीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help / for protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call upon
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) ‘to call, invoke’
तुविक्षत्राम्mighty in sovereignty/power
तुविक्षत्राम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootतुविक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक: तुवि- ‘mighty’ + क्षत्र ‘dominion’)
अजरन्तीम्unaging
अजरन्तीम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअजरन्ती (प्रातिपदिक; न-जर्/जर ‘to age’ → ‘not aging’)
उरूचीम्far-shining / widely radiant
उरूचीम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootउरूची (प्रातिपदिक: उरु ‘wide’ + उच्/उचि ‘shine’)
सुशर्माणम्of good shelter / granting good protection
सुशर्माणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसुशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + शर्मन् ‘shelter, protection’)
अदितिम्Aditi
अदितिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
सुप्रणीतिम्good guidance / well-led (one)
सुप्रणीतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (used appositionally) / Adjective
Rootसुप्रणीतिः (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + प्र-नी ‘to lead’ → प्रणीतिः ‘guidance’)

Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt.

Devata: Aditi (as ṛta’s consort and universal protectress).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation).

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