Mantra 1
Sukta 55
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मार्गस्वस्त्ययनम्। १ भृगुः। इन्द्रः। विराट् परोष्णिक्। ये ते पन्थानोऽव दिवो येभिर्विश्वमैरयः । तेभिः सुम्नया धेहि नो वसो
IAST Transliteration
yé te pánthāno’vá divó yébhir víśvam áirayaḥ | tébhiḥ sumnáyā dhéhi no vaso
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Those paths of thine that come down from heaven, whereby thou hast set all things in motion—by those, in gracious favor, bestow on us (safe passage), O bounteous Lord.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
तेyou
ते:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त-
पन्थानःpaths
पन्थानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपन्थन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; from
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दिवःfrom heaven/sky
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक)
येभिःby which
येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
विश्वम्all; the whole (world)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऐरयःyou set in motion / you impelled
ऐरयः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (धातु) (प्रेरणे/गतौ) + अ (लुङ्) → ऐरयः
तेभिःwith those
तेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त-
सुम्नयाwith favor; with benevolence
सुम्नया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace; bestow
धेहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) (धारणे/निधाने)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (wealth-giver); O bountiful one
वसो:
—
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Bhṛgu
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Virāṭ Paroṣṇik
Mantra Rasa
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