Rig Veda 1.155.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 155, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.155
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya (traditional for RV 1.155)
Devata: Viṣṇu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वः पान्तमन्धसो धियायते महे शूराय विष्णवे चार्चत । या सानुनि पर्वतानामदाभ्या महस्तस्थतुरर्वतेव साधुना ॥
Transliteration
pra vaḥ pāntam andhasaḥ dhiyāyate mahe śūrāya viṣṇave cārcata | yā sānuni parvatānām adābhyā mahas tasthatur arvatā iva sādhunā ||
Translation
प्र वोऽर्चनं पान्तमन्धसः प्रचोदयत—महे शूराय विष्णवे। यः पान्तमन्धसा मत्तो धियं चोदयति; यः पर्वतानां सानुषु अदाभ्यः स्थितः, महस्तस्थतुरर्वतेव साधुना।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you; for you
वः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for you) / sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पान्तम्the protected; the protector (lit. ‘protected’)
पान्तम्:
Karma (object of praise) / viśeṣya of विष्णवे
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootपा (धातु) → पान्त (PPP)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice; of the draught
अन्धसः:
Apādāna/hetu (source/means: ‘of soma/juice’)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
धियायतेhe meditates/sets his thought; he is intent
धियायते:
Kartā (implicit: the singer/poet)
TypeVerb
Rootधी (noun) + √यम्/य (denom.) → धियायते
महेto the great
महे:
Sampradāna (to/for)
TypeAdjective
Rootमह्/महत्
शूरायto the hero
शूराय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
विष्णवेto Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
Sampradāna (recipient of praise)
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootविष्णु
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अर्चतpraise! sing!
अर्चत:
Kartā (you all) → action of praising
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
याshe who; which
या:
Kartā (of the relative clause)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
सानुनिon the summit; on the ridge
सानुनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसानु
पर्वतानाम्of the mountains
पर्वतानाम्:
ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
अदाभ्याby (her) invincible (power); unassailable
अदाभ्या:
Karaṇa (by/with her being invincible)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदाभ्य
महःgreatness; vast might
महः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहस्
तस्थतुःthe two have stood; have taken their stand
तस्थतुः:
Kartā (dual subjects implied/understood)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
अर्वतेto/for the steed; for the horse
अर्वते:
Sampradāna (as comparison target)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत्
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
साधुनाby the good/right (means); skillfully
साधुना:
Karaṇa (by/with what is right/skillful)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसाधु
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Chanting Notes
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