Rig Veda 2.39.6 — Mandala 2, Sukta 39, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.39
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ओष्ठाविव मध्वास्ने वदन्ता स्तनाविव पिप्यतं जीवसे नः । नासेव नस्तन्वो रक्षितारा कर्णाविव सुश्रुता भूतमस्मे ॥
Transliteration
óṣṭhāviva mádhvā āsné vádantā stánāviva pipyataṃ jīváse naḥ | nā́sēva nas tanvò rakṣitā́rā karṇā́viva su-śrutā́ bhūtam asmé ||
Translation
Как две губы, что в устах говорят мёдом, — говорите нам сладостные слова; как две груди — питайте нас для жизни. Как две ноздри — будьте хранителями нашей телесной природы; как два уха — будьте для нас добрыми слушателями, дарующими и принимающими истинное слышание.
Word by Word
ओष्ठा(you two) lips
ओष्ठा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मध्वाwith honey / with sweetness
मध्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
आस्नेin the mouth
आस्ने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआस्न (प्रातिपदिक)
वदन्ताspeaking (you two)
वदन्ता:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
स्तनौ(you two) breasts
स्तनौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पिप्यतम्swell, become full; nourish (yourselves/for us)
पिप्यतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्यै/पि (धातु; ‘प्यायते/पिप्यति’)
जीवसेfor living; to live
जीवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb
Rootजीव् (धातु)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नासे(you two) nostrils
नासे:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनास (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
नःour
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तन्वःof the body; of (our) person
तन्वः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षितारौtwo protectors
रक्षितारौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √रक्ष्)
कर्णौ(you two) ears
कर्णौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुश्रुताwell-hearing; attentive
सुश्रुता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु ‘hear’ with सु-)
भूतम्become; be
भूतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अस्मेamong us; in us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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