Rig Veda 1.187.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 187, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.187
Devata: Soma (with Vṛtra/Ahi-slaying motif in the background)
Chandas: Gayatri/Anuṣṭubh uncertain (meter requires syllable verification; short verse suggests non-Trishtubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वे पितो महानां देवानां मनो हितम् । अकारि चारु केतुना तवाहिमवसावधीत् ॥
Transliteration
tvé pito mahā́nāṁ devā́nāṁ máno hitám | ákāri cā́ru ketúnā tavā́him ávasāvadhīt ||
Translation
त्वे पितो महानां देवानां मनो हितम्। चारु केतुना प्रकाश्यते; तवावसा अहिर्निहन्यते॥
Word by Word
त्वेin/with you
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वम्
पितोO father
पितो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
महानाम्of the great (ones)
महानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमह्/महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मनःmind, intention
मनः:
Kartā (of अकारि) / or Karma (contextually)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हितम्placed, set; beneficial
हितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of मनः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√धा (धातु) → हित (कृदन्त, PPP)
अकारिwas made/has been done
अकारि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
चारुbeautiful, pleasing
चारु:
Viśeṣaṇa (of केतुना / of the act as ‘beautifully’ in sense)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
केतुनाby/with (your) banner, light, sign
केतुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसाwith help, by aid
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवधीत्slew, struck down
अवधीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वध् (धातु)
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