Rig Veda 10.172.3 — Mandala 10, Sukta 172, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.172
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पितुभृतो न तन्तुमित्सुदानवः प्रति दध्मो यजामसि ॥
Transliteration
pitubhṛ́to ná tántum ít sudā́navaḥ práti dadhmo yájāmasi ||
Translation
Seperti pembawa minuman pemelihara, kami meletakkan benang itu pada tempatnya yang benar; wahai kuasa-kuasa yang pemurah, kami meneguhkannya dan kami ber-yajña—memelihara kesinambungan kerja.
Word by Word
पितृभृतःbearing/supporting the fathers (ancestral supporters)
पितृभृतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa-like compound used adjectivally)
Rootपितृ- + भृत् (√भृ ‘to bear, support’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तन्तुम्the thread, cord
तन्तुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु-
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्
सुदानवःthe bounteous ones / generous (gods)
सुदानवः:
Kartā (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootसु- + दानु- (prātipadika दानु- ‘giver’; here ‘bounteous’)
प्रतिtowards, in return, back
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootप्रति
दध्मःwe place, we set
दध्मः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धातु: धा ‘to put, place’)
यजामसिwe worship, we sacrifice
यजामसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’)
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