Rig Veda 1.25.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 25, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.25
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi
Devata: Varuṇa (as Āditya)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो विश्वाहा सुक्रतुरादित्यः सुपथा करत् । प्र ण आयूंषि तारिषत् ॥
Transliteration
sá no víśvāhā sukrátur ādityáḥ supáthā karat | prá ṇa āyū́ṃṣi tāriṣat ||
Translation
正しき意志をもつアーディティヤ（Āditya）が、つねにわれらのために善き道をひらかんことを。われらの生命の息吹を前へと渡らせ、歳月をしていよいよ満ちゆく存在へと至らしめたまえ。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-
नःto/for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाहाevery day, always
विश्वाहा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व + अहन् (समास/अव्ययीभाव)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve/wise
सुक्रतुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्यःĀditya (Varuṇa)
आदित्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपथाby a good path
सुपथा:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental adverbial)
Rootसु- + पथ (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक/पुं ‘पथ’)
करत्may he make
करत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःour
नः:
सम्बन्ध (अधिकार/सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आयूंषिlifetimes, vital spans
आयूंषि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक)
तारिषत्may he carry across / bring safely through
तारिषत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु; ‘तरति’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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