Rig Veda 1.89.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 89, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.89
Rishi: Gautama
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवानां भद्रा सुमतिॠजूयतां देवानां रातिरभि नो नि वर्तताम् । देवानां सख्यमुप सेदिमा वयं देवा न आयुः प्र तिरन्तु जीवसे ॥
Transliteration
devā́nāṃ bhadrā́ sumatír ṛjūyatā́ṃ devā́nāṃ rātír abhí no ní vartatām | devā́nāṃ sakhyám úpa sedimā vayáṃ devā́ na ā́yuḥ prá tirantu jīváse ||
Translation
神々の善き思い（スーマティ）が、われらをまっすぐ進む道へと導かんことを。神々の賜与がわれらに向かい、われらのうちに定まらんことを。われらは神々の友情に近づき座した；神々が、われらの寿命の力を生のために前へと渡らせ、あらゆる衰減を越えさせ給え。
Word by Word
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् (द्युतौ)
भद्राauspicious, good
भद्रा:
विशेषण (of ‘सुमतिः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतिःgood thought/favour
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ (of ‘ऋजूयताम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् (मनने)
ऋजूयताम्may (they/it) go straight; may it be directed rightly
ऋजूयताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ऋजु/ऋज् (ऋजु-भावे/सरले गमने) → ऋजूय (denom./caus.-like stem)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव्
रातिःgift, granting
रातिः:
कर्तृ (of ‘निवर्तताम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक) < √रा (दाने)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
दिशा/सम्बन्ध (towards ‘नः’)
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb/Adverb)
Rootअभि
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (recipient) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
निdown, in, back
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootनि
वर्तताम्may it turn/come, may it return
वर्तताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तने)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव्
सख्यम्friendship
सख्यम्:
कर्म (of ‘सेदिम’)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सखि
उपnear, towards
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb/Adverb)
Rootउप
सेदिमwe have approached; we have sat near
सेदिम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदने/उपवेशने) with preverb उप- → उप-सीद्
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ (of ‘सेदिम’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ (of ‘प्रतिरन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव्
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (for us) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
आयुःlife, lifespan
आयुः:
कर्म (of ‘प्रतिरन्तु’)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootप्र
प्रतिरन्तुmay they extend/prolong; may they carry through
प्रतिरन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ/तॄर् (तरणे) with preverb प्रति- → प्रति-तॄ
जीवसेfor living, to live
जीवसे:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose)
TypeNoun (infinitival dative)
Rootजीव (प्रातिपदिक) < √जीव् (प्राणधारणे)
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