Rig Veda 1.18.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 18, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.18
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kanvas; traditional attribution for RV 1.18)
Devata: Sadasaspati (the presiding lord of the sacrificial session/assembly; allied to Indra’s power)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सदसस्पतिमद्भुतं प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यम् । सनिं मेधामयासिषम् ॥
Transliteration
sádasaspátim ádbhutaṃ priyám índrasya kā́myam | saníṃ medhā́m ayāsiṣam ||
Translation
Starałem się zdobyć cudownego Pana Zgromadzenia, drogiego Indrze i pożądanego, aby mógł nam dać zdobycie medhy, uformowanej inteligencji, która trzyma i porządkuje prawdę.
Word by Word
सदस्पतिम्the lord of the assembly (Sadaspati)
सदस्पतिम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्-पति (प्रातिपदिक: सदस् ‘सभा/सत्र’ + पति ‘स्वामी’)
अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous
अद्भुतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियम्dear, beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
काम्यम्desirable, to be wished for
काम्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘काम्य’ = इच्छनीय/कामनीय)
सनिम्gain, acquisition
सनिम्:
कर्म (आशिष्यमाण-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्राप्ति/लाभ’)
मेधाम्intelligence, wisdom
मेधाम्:
कर्म (आशिष्यमाण-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
अयासिषम्may I obtain / may I seek (for myself)
अयासिषम्:
कर्तृ (अहं—वक्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√यास् (यास्/यास् ‘याच्/प्रार्थने’ इत्यर्थे; desiderative/precative formation in Vedic usage)
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