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Rig Veda 1.136.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 136, Mantra 6

Sukta 1.136

Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional attribution for RV 1.136)
Devata: Multiple: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Rodasī), Mitra, Varuṇa, Indra, Agni, Aryaman, Bhaga, Soma (as protector)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixture (probable; requires full metrical scan; marked as uncertain)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नमो दिवे बृहते रोदसीभ्यां मित्राय वोचं वरुणाय मीळ्हुषे सुमृळीकाय मीळ्हुषे । इन्द्रमग्निमुप स्तुहि द्युक्षमर्यमणं भगम् । ज्योग्जीवन्तः प्रजया सचेमहि सोमस्योती सचेमहि ॥

Transliteration

námo divé bṛhaté ródasībhyāṃ mitrā́ya vocaṃ váruṇāya mīḷhúṣe sumṛḷīkā́ya mīḷhúṣe | índram agním úpa stuhi dyukṣám aryamā́ṇaṃ bhágam | jyóg jī́vantaḥ prajáyā sacemahi sómasyotī́ sacemahi ||

Translation

Reverence to the vast Heaven and to the two Worlds; I speak for Mitra, for Varuṇa the bountiful, for the gracious bountiful. Praise also Indra and Agni, the shining Aryaman, Bhaga. Living long, may we be joined with offspring; may we be joined with the protection of Soma.

Word by Word
नमःobeisance, homage
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेto heaven
दिवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक ‘द्यौ/दिव्’)
बृहतेto the great
बृहते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीभ्याम्by/with the two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसीभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व ‘द्यावापृथिव्यौ’)
मित्रायto Mitra
मित्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वोचम्I spoke / I uttered
वोचम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
वरुणायto Varuṇa
वरुणाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
मीळ्हुषेto the gracious giver (the bountiful one)
मीळ्हुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमीळ्हु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मीळ्हुष्’ = दाता/अनुग्राहक, RV-विशेष)
सुमृळीका॑यto the very-merciful
सुमृळीका॑य:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मृळीका (प्रातिपदिक)
मीळ्हुषेto the gracious giver
मीळ्हुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमीळ्हु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, up to; (intensifier with verb)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्तुहिpraise!
स्तुहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
द्युक्षम्shining, radiant
द्युक्षम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमणम्Aryaman
अर्यमणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
भगम्Bhaga
भगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योग्जीवन्तःliving long
ज्योग्जीवन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootज्योग् (अव्यय ‘दीर्घकालम्’) + जीवत् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
प्रजयाwith offspring, through progeny
प्रजया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
सचेमहिmay we accompany/attain, may we be joined
सचेमहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतीwith help, by aid
ऊती:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
सचेमहिmay we be joined/attain
सचेमहि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु)
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