Rig Veda 1.38.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 38, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.38
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Uncertain; requires metrical verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यद्यूयं पृश्निमातरो मर्तासः स्यातन । स्तोता वो अमृतः स्यात् ॥
Transliteration
yád yūyáṃ pṛśni-mā́taro mártāsaḥ syā́tana | stotā́ vo amṛ́taḥ syāt ||
Translation
もし汝ら、プṛシュニ（Pṛśni）の子らが、われらのごとく死すべき者であるならば、汝らの讃歌の歌い手は汝らのために不死となろう。汝らの触れにより、人の声は死を越え、不滅の韻律へと渡る。
Word by Word
यद्if/when
यद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (यद्-प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृश्निमातरःO sons of Pṛśni / having Pṛśni as mother
पृश्निमातरः:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थ-विशेषणम्/कर्तृविशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपृश्नि-मातर् (समासः: पृश्नि + मातृ)
मर्तासःmortals
मर्तासः:
Kartā (युष्मद्-समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यातनmay you be / would you be
स्यातन:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) → स्यात् (विधिलिङ्) + -न (वैदिक 2.बहु.परस्मै)
स्तोताthe praiser / singer
स्तोता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootस्तु (धातु) → स्तोतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तृच्)
वःto you / of you
वः:
Sampradāna (स्तुत्य-देवताभ्यः ‘to you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतःimmortal
अमृतः:
Kartā-विशेषणम् (स्तोता-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअ-मृत (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यात्may he be
स्यात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) → स्यात्
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