Rig Veda 3.59.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 59, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.59
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Mitra (as sovereign and ordainer)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं मित्रो नमस्यः सुशेवो राजा सुक्षत्रो अजनिष्ट वेधाः । तस्य वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियस्यापि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम ॥
Transliteration
ayám mitró namasyàḥ suśévo rājā́ sukṣatró ajaniṣṭa vedhā́ḥ | tásya vayám sumatáu yajñíyasyā́pi bhadré saúmanase syā́ma ||
Translation
このミトラは礼拝されるべき者、慈しき者、善き統治力をもつ王、業のために生まれた智の配剤者。かの祭らるべき尊き力の善き思慮において、また吉祥にして歓びある魂の調和に、われらあらん。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नमस्यःworthy of reverence
नमस्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् ‘to bow’ से भाव/योग्यतार्थक)
सुशेवःvery gracious
सुशेवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शेव (प्रातिपदिक; सु + शेव ‘kind/benign’)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुक्षत्रःof good sovereignty/power
सुक्षत्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सु + क्षत्र ‘dominion/power’)
अजनिष्टwas born / arose
अजनिष्ट:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि) ‘to be born, arise’
वेधाःthe wise ordainer
वेधाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise disposer/ordainer’)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतौin (his) good will/favor
सुमतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मति ‘thought, favor’)
यज्ञियस्यof the worshipful (one)
यज्ञियस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fit for sacrifice/worship’)
अपिalso; indeed
अपि:
(सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
भद्रेin auspiciousness / in the good
भद्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सौमनसेin good disposition
सौमनसे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मनस् → सौमनस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-mindedness, harmony’)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
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