Rig Veda 1.167.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 167, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.167
Rishi: Agastya (traditional)
Devata: Maruts (with Soma and the hymn-arká as ritual agents)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आस्थापयन्त युवतिं युवानः शुभे निमिश्लां विदथेषु पज्राम् । अर्को यद्वो मरुतो हविष्मान्गायद्गाथं सुतसोमो दुवस्यन् ॥
Transliteration
ā́sthāpayanta yuvatíṃ yúvānaḥ śubhé nímiślām vidáthēṣu pajrā́m | arkó yád vo maruto havíṣmān gā́yad gā́thaṃ sutá-somo duvasyán ||
Translation
आस्थापयन्त युवतिं युवानः शुभे निमिष्लां विदथेषु पज्राम्। अर्को यद् वो मरुतो हविष्मान् गायद् गाथं सुतसोमो दुवस्यन्।
Word by Word
आस्था॑पयन्तthey set up / they established
आस्था॑पयन्त:
(क्रिया) मुख्य क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (√स्था) + आ- (upasarga); causative stem स्थापय-
युव॒तिम्a young woman (maiden)
युव॒तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुवति- (prātipadika)
युवा॑नःthe young men (youthful ones)
युवा॑नः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवन्- (prātipadika)
शु॒भेin/for splendor; in beauty
शु॒भे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशुभ- (prātipadika)
निमि॑श्लाम्glancing/brightly-flashing (maiden)
निमि॑श्लाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिमिश्ला- (prātipadika; Vedic epithet)
वि॒दथे॑षुin the assemblies/rites
वि॒दथे॑षु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ- (prātipadika)
प॒ज्राम्strong, firm, vigorous
प॒ज्राम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपज्र- (prātipadika)
अ॒र्कःa hymn/song of praise
अ॒र्कः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क- (prātipadika)
यत्when / that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (relative pronoun)
वःof you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna (हित/प्राप्ति) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (2nd person pronoun)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sampradāna (addressed) / Kartā (in sense)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (prātipadika)
ह॒विष्मान्possessing oblation; with offering
ह॒विष्मान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मन्त्- (prātipadika)
गाय॑त्sings
गाय॑त्:
(क्रिया) सहायक/अनुक्रम क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगै (√गै) / गा (√गा) ‘to sing’
गा॒थम्a song/chant
गा॒थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा- (prātipadika)
सु॒तसो॑मः(he) with Soma pressed; the Soma-presser
सु॒तसो॑मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुतसोम- (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa compound)
दुव॒स्यन्serving, honoring
दुव॒स्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदुवस्य (denom. from दुवस्/दुवस्य- ‘service, worship’)
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