Rig Veda 1.90.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 90, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.90
Devata: Sūrya and life-powers (Vanaspati), with Go (rays) as symbolic wealth
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मधुमान्नो वनस्पतिर्मधुमाँ अस्तु सूर्यः । माध्वीर्गावो भवन्तु नः ॥
Transliteration
mádhu-mān no vanaspátir mádhu-māṃ astu sū́ryaḥ | mā́dhvīr gā́vo bhavantu naḥ ||
Translation
Honeyed be for us the Lord of the forest-growth; honeyed be the Sun. May the Cows—rays of illumination—become honeyed for us, yielding delight and knowledge together.
Word by Word
मधुमान्honey-sweet, full of sweetness
मधुमान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < मधु
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (अस्माकम्—‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वनस्पतिःlord of the forest; tree/plant (esp. sacred tree)
वनस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमान्honey-sweet, full of sweetness
मधुमान्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < मधु
अस्तुmay (he/it) be
अस्तु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
माध्वीःhoneyed, sweet (with mead/milk)
माध्वीः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमाध्वी (प्रातिपदिक) < मधु (माध्व- ‘honeyed’)
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तुmay they become; may they be
भवन्तु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (अस्माकम्—‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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