Rig Veda 3.59.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 59, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.59
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Mitra / Āditya (solar order, harmony)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनमीवास इळया मदन्तो मितज्ञवो वरिमन्ना पृथिव्याः । आदित्यस्य व्रतमुपक्षियन्तो वयं मित्रस्य सुमतौ स्याम ॥
Transliteration
anamīvā́sa íḷayā́ mádanto mitájñavo várimann ā́ pṛthivyā́ḥ | ādityásya vratám upakṣiyántaḥ vayám mitrásya sumatáu syā́ma ||
Translation
われら内なる病なく、イラー（Iḷā）の光ある流れに歓び、量を知る者となり、大地の基よりひろがる広大に住まわん。アーディティヤ（Āditya）の誓戒にとどまり、われらミトラ（Mitra）の善き思慮と正しき心にあらん。
Word by Word
अनमीवासःfree from disease, unailing
अनमीवासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनमीवास् (प्रातिपदिक; a- + अमीवास्) अथवा अमीवास्
इळयाwith/through Iḷā (nourishment; sacred offering/refreshment)
इळया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तःrejoicing, exhilarated
मदन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
मितज्ञवःknowing measure; moderate, restrained
मितज्ञवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमितज्ञु (प्रातिपदिक; मित + ज्ञु)
वरिमन्नाwide spaces; broad expanse
वरिमन्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्यस्यof Āditya
आदित्यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतम्vow; ordinance; sacred law
व्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
उपक्षियन्तःdwelling near; abiding by (attending to)
उपक्षियन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootउप-क्षि (धातु; क्षि = dwell/abide) अथवा क्षि (क्षयणे/निवासे) + उप
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतौin (his) good will; in benevolent favor
सुमतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मति)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
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