Rig Veda 3.1.10: Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 10
Sukta 3.1
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पितुश्च गर्भं जनितुश्च बभ्रे पूर्वीरेको अधयत्पीप्यानाः । वृष्णे सपत्नी शुचये सबन्धू उभे अस्मै मनुष्ये नि पाहि ॥
Transliteration
pitúś ca gárbhaṃ janitúś ca babhre pūrvī́r éko adhayat pī́pyānāḥ | vṛ́ṣṇe sapatnī́ śúcaye sábandhū ubhé asmai manuṣyé ní pāhi ||
Translation
彼は父と生み出す者との胎芽を担い、ただ独りで多くの力を飲ませ、満ち満ちて育てた。牡牛のため、清浄なる者のために——競い合いながらも縁ある二人の姉妹よ——その両者よ、この人間のために正しき据え置きを守れ。
Word by Word
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गर्भम्the embryo/womb
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ-
जनितुःof the begetter/producer
जनितुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजनितृ- (√जन्)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बभ्रेO Brown one (epithet, esp. of Agni)
बभ्रे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootबभ्रु-
पूर्वीःmany former (ones)
पूर्वीः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व-
एकःone (alone)
एकः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootएक-
अधयत्he nourished / caused to drink
अधयत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धा/धय् in Vedic; causative-like ‘to suckle/nourish’)
पीप्यानाःswelling, thriving, growing
पीप्यानाः:
कर्तृ (of a subordinate sense) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√प्याय् (पीप्याय/पीप्य-)
वृष्णेfor the bull/strong one
वृष्णे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्-
सपत्नीa rival wife / co-wife
सपत्नी:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootस-पत्नी-
शुचयेfor the bright/pure one
शुचये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुचि-
सबन्धूtwo (women) as kin/connected
सबन्धू:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस-बन्धु-
उभेboth
उभे:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ-
अस्मैto/for him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मनुष्येamong/in the man (human realm)
मनुष्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य-
निdown, in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने)
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