Rig Veda 3.62.15: Mandala 3, Sukta 62, Mantra 15

Sukta 3.62

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Soma

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अस्माकमायुर्वर्धयन्नभिमातीः सहमानः । सोमः सधस्थमासदत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.62.15

Transliteration

asmā́kam ā́yur vardháyann abhímātīḥ sáhamānaḥ | sómaḥ sadhástham ā́sadat ||

Translation

ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആയുസ്സിനെ വർധിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, ശത്രുത്വമുള്ള അഭിമാതികളെ സഹിച്ച് ജയിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, സോമൻ സധസ്ഥമായ പൊതുവായ ആധാരത്തിൽ ആസനം ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്നു—ഞങ്ങളിലൊരു സ്ഥിരാധാരമായി പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതനാകുന്നു.

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• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म (object of ‘वर्धयन्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √इ (to go) / आयुस्-शब्द

• वर्धयन्: increasing, causing to grow
• वर्धयन्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (qualifying the subject ‘सोमः’)
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: √वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति) ‘to grow, increase’

• अभिमातीः: hostilities, assaults (of enemies)
• अभिमातीः: कर्म (object of ‘सहमानः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमाति (प्रातिपदिक) < अभि-√मा (to measure/assail) → ‘attack, hostility’

• सहमानः: overcoming, withstanding
• सहमानः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (qualifying the subject ‘सोमः’)
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: √सह् (to endure, overcome) with prefix सह-; (present participle, आत्मनेपदी)

• सोमः: Soma (the sacred drink/deity)
• सोमः: कर्तृ (agent/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• सधस्थम्: the common seat/abode; the ritual place
• सधस्थम्: कर्म (goal/object with motion verb ‘आसदत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) ‘common seat/abode; sacrificial place’

• आसदत्: sat down; approached (took his seat)
• आसदत्: क्रिया (finite verb); governs goal-object ‘सधस्थम्’
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (to sit down, approach, take a seat)