Rig Veda 1.152.6 — Mandala 1, Sukta 152, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.152
Rishi: Māmateya (traditional)
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa with implicit Aditi as supporting infinite principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ धेनवो मामतेयमवन्तीर्ब्रह्मप्रियं पीपयन्त्सस्मिन्नूधन् । पित्वो भिक्षेत वयुनानि विद्वानासाविवासन्नदितिमुरुष्येत् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ dhenávo māmateyám avantīr brahma-priyáṃ pīpayán sasmínn ū́dhan | pítvo bhíkṣeta vayúnāni vidvā́n āsā́ āvivā́sann áditim uruṣyét ||
Translation
養う牝牛たちが来たる——マーマタの子を助けつつ——この乳房にて、ブラフマンを愛する者（brahman-priya）を満たす。飲み終えて、知る者は識別の道（vayunāni）を乞い求めよ。口をもって礼拝し、アディティ（Aditi）—無限の全体—を広げ、守り立てよ。
Word by Word
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
धेनवःmilch-cows
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु-
मामतेयम्the son/descendant of Mamata (Dīrghatamas)
मामतेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमामतेय- (ममता + -एय)
अवन्तीःprotecting; helping
अवन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle-like)
Rootअवन्ती- (from √अव ‘protect’)
ब्रह्मप्रियम्dear to sacred speech/prayer
ब्रह्मप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मप्रिय-
पीपयन्त्causing to drink; nourishing
पीपयन्त्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पा (पिबति) / causative stem पायय-; intensive/iterative reduplication पीपय-
सस्मिन्in that
सस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स- demonstrative)
ऊधन्udder
ऊधन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊधन्-
पित्वःof nourishment; of drink
पित्वः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootपितु- (Vedic; ‘food/drink, nourishment’)
भिक्षेतshould beg; should seek
भिक्षेत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भिक्ष्
वयुनानिdevices; stratagems; means (of action)
वयुनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयुन-
विद्वानknowing; wise
विद्वान:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√विद् → विद्वस्-
आसौthat (man), he
आसौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअसौ (pronoun)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आविवासन्served; paid homage
आविवासन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (2) ‘dwell’ / √वस् (1) ‘shine’; here denominative/intensive from आविवास- ‘to make welcome, to serve, to honour’
अदितिम्Aditi (the boundless goddess)
अदितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति-
उरुष्येत्should protect; should save
उरुष्येत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√उरुष् (Vedic) ‘to widen, make room; protect, save’
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