Rig Veda 1.185.9 — Mandala 1, Sukta 185, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.185
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to an early seer of the Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Heaven-and-Earth) cycle in RV 1.185 (exact rishi varies by tradition; not supplied in input)
Devata: General Devas with protective frame still tied to Dyāvāpṛthivī hymn context
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उभा शंसा नर्या मामविष्टामुभे मामूती अवसा सचेताम् । भूरि चिदर्यः सुदास्तरायेषा मदन्त इषयेम देवाः ॥
Transliteration
ubhā́ śaṃsā naryā́ mām aviṣṭām ubhé mām ūtī́ avásā sacetām | bhū́ri cid aryáḥ sudā́starāyeṣā́ madanta iṣayema devāḥ ||
Translation
Moga kedua pujian—yang insan dan yang wira—melindungiku; moga kedua pertolonganmu, dengan daya pemelihara, menyedari aku. Bahkan kurnia yang melimpah bagi si pemberi mulia—moga kami, bersukacita dalam kepenuhan batin, menggerakkan para dewa agar berbuat di dalam diri kami.
Word by Word
उभाboth (two)
उभा:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / समुच्चयार्थः
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
शंसा(the) two praises / invocations
शंसा:
कर्तृ (उभा शंसा = ‘both praises/commendations’ as subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशंस (धातु) → शंस्/शंस (स्तुति/प्रशंसा) ; अथवा ‘शंस’ (प्रातिपदिक) ‘praise’
नर्याmanly, pertaining to men (heroic)
नर्या:
विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्य (प्रातिपदिक) < नर (man) + य (सम्बन्ध)
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अविष्टाम्may (they) protect/help
अविष्टाम्:
क्रिया (माम् = कर्म; उभा शंसा = कर्तृ)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु: अव् ‘to protect, help’)
उभेboth
उभे:
विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊती(the) two aids/helpings
ऊती:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, aid’
अवसाwith help/support
अवसा:
करण (सचेताम्—‘by/with help’)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘help, protection, favor’
सचेताम्may (they) accompany/attend
सचेताम्:
क्रिया (ऊती = कर्तृ; माम् = कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु: सच् ‘to accompany, join, follow’)
भूरिmuch, abundant
भूरि:
विशेषणम् (चिद्-सम्बद्धं: ‘even much’)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘much, abundant’
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
निपात (बलार्थ/अपि-अर्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय) ‘even, indeed’
अर्यःthe noble/patron (Arya)
अर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Arya; noble; patron’
सुदास्तरायfor Sudās-tara (for the patron Sudās)
सुदास्तराय:
सम्प्रदान (यस्यार्थे/यस्य कृते)
TypeNoun (Proper/epithet)
Rootसुदास्तरि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Sudas-tara’ (नाम/उपाधि; ‘Sudas’ + तुलनार्थ -तर) अथवा ‘सुदास्’ (नाम) + ‘तर’
एषाthese (ones)
एषा:
कर्तृ (मदन्ति-कर्तृ)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तिrejoice, exult
मदन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु: मद् ‘to be exhilarated, rejoice’)
इषयेमmay we impel/urge (set in motion)
इषयेम:
क्रिया (देवाः = कर्तृ)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु: इष् ‘to impel, set in motion; seek’)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
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