Rig Veda 10.57.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 57, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.57
Devata: Mind (Manas) to be recalled; supported by Soma and Narāśaṃsa; Pitṛs as aiding powers
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मनो न्वा हुवामहे नाराशंसेन सोमेन । पितॄणां च मन्मभिः ॥
Transliteration
manó nv ā́ huvāmahe nārāśaṃséna sómena | pitṝṇā́m ca mánmabhiḥ ||
Translation
Now we call back the Mind with the Soma of Narāśaṃsa, and with the inspired thoughts of the Fathers.
Word by Word
मनःmind (as the subject/agent)
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
हुवामहेwe invoke, we call
हुवामहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/ह्वयते) ‘आह्वाने’
नाराशंसेनwith/through Nārāśaṃsa (a ritual epithet/deity)
नाराशंसेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनाराशंस- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नराशंस’)
सोमेनwith Soma
सोमेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
पितॄणाम्of the Fathers/ancestors
पितॄणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मन्मभिःwith thoughts/hymns
मन्मभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, hymn, devotion’)
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