Rig Veda 1.151.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 151, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.151
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual) (probable from dual forms and Mitra mention)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मित्रं न यं शिम्या गोषु गव्यवः स्वाध्यो विदथे अप्सु जीजनन् । अरेजेतां रोदसी पाजसा गिरा प्रति प्रियं यजतं जनुषामवः ॥
Transliteration
mitráṃ na yaṃ śimyā́ góṣu gavyávaḥ svā́dhyo vidáthe apsú jī́janan | árejetāṃ ródasī pā́jasā girā́ práti priyáṃ yajatáṃ januṣā́m ávaḥ ||
Translation
मित्रं न यं शिम्या गोषु गव्यवः स्वाध्यः विदथे अप्सु जीजनन्; पाजसा गिरा रोदसी अरेजेताम्। प्रियम् यजतं युगलं प्रति गिरा प्रत्यवदन्—जनुषाम् अवः, जन्मतः रक्षणम्।
Word by Word
मित्रम्Mitra (the god); a friend
मित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) अव्युत्पन्न/नामधातु
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शिम्याswift/active (RV epithet; ‘energetic, impelling’)
शिम्या:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootशिम्या (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेषण)
गोषुamong the cows; in the cattle
गोषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्यवःthe cattle-seekers/owners (men)
गव्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगव्यवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cattle-seeking/possessing’)
स्वाध्यःself-impelled; of inherent power
स्वाध्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाध्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self-impelled/with own power’)
विदथेin the vidatha (ritual assembly)
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘assembly/ritual session’)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘waters’)
जीजनन्they generated; they produced
जीजनन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने) (intensive/causative-like RV usage)
अरेजेताम्the two shook; trembled
अरेजेताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रेज् (कम्पने)
रोदसीHeaven and Earth (the two worlds)
रोदसी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘heaven-and-earth’)
पाजसाwith might; by strength
पाजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपाजस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, might, brilliance’)
गिराwith a hymn; by song
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘song, hymn, voice’)
प्रतिtowards; in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रियम्dear; beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
यजतम्worthy of worship
यजतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of worship’)
जनुषाम्of the races; of the generations
जनुषाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootजनुष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘birth, race, generation’)
अवःhelp; protection
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, favor, protection’)
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