Rig Veda 1.20.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.20

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva

Devata: R̥bhus

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युवाना पितरा पुनः सत्यमन्त्रा ऋजूयवः । ऋभवो विष्ट्यक्रत ॥

Transliteration

yúvānā pitarā́ púnaḥ satyámantrā ṛjūyávaḥ | ṛ́bhavo viṣṭy àkrata ||

Translation

The R̥bhus made the two Parents young again—straight-goers, holders of true mantras; they accomplished their work of ordered mastery, renewing the foundations of the being.

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Word by Word

• युवाना: the two young ones
• युवाना: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक) / युवा-

• पितरा: the two fathers
• पितरा: Kartā (apposition to युवाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial (manner/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• सत्यमन्त्राः: having true formulas / true-chanting
• सत्यमन्त्राः: Kartā (apposition to ऋभवः)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: सत्य-मन्त्र (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋजूयवः: straight-going / upright-moving
• ऋजूयवः: Kartā (apposition to ऋभवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋजु-यु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋभवः: the Rbhus
• ऋभवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/tribal name)
• Root: ऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)

• विष्ट्य: work / task
• विष्ट्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘work, service, task’)

• अक्रत: they made / they performed
• अक्रत: (finite verb of the clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)