Rig Veda 1.190.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 190, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.190
Devata: Bṛhaspati (with functional presence of Mātariśvan as mediator)
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (uncertain here; not recomputed and the transmitted line-length suggests possible Jagatī tendencies)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमृत्विया उप वाचः सचन्ते सर्गो न यो देवयतामसर्जि । बृहस्पतिः स ह्यञ्जो वरांसि विभ्वाभवत्समृते मातरिश्वा ॥
Transliteration
tam ṛtviyā́ upa vā́caḥ sacante sárgo na yó devayatā́m ásarji | bṛ́haspátiḥ sá hí áñjo várāṃsi ví-bhvā́ abhavat sám ṛté mātáriśvā́ ||
Translation
तमृत्विया उप वाचः सचन्ते सर्गो न यो देवयतामसर्जि । बृहस्पतिः स ह्यञ्जो वरांसि विभ्वाभवत्समृते मातरिश्वा ॥
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋत्वियाःthe priests (ṛtvij-s)
ऋत्वियाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विय (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाचःwords, speech
वाचः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
सचन्तेthey accompany/attach themselves
सचन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु) < सह-च्/सच् ‘to accompany, attach oneself’
सर्गःa sending-forth, surge, emission
सर्गः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) < √सृज्
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
यःwho, which
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवयताम्of the god-seeking/worshipping (ones)
देवयताम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootदेवयत् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) < √देवय् ‘to seek/worship the gods’
असर्जिhe sent forth, emitted
असर्जि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (धातु)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
अञ्जःstraight, directly; straightway
अञ्जः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootअञ्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वरांसिboons, desirable gifts
वरांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
विभ्वाall-pervading, mighty
विभ्वा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्वन्/विभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became, was
अभवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
समृतेin the gathering/encounter, in the assembly
समृते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective (locative)
Rootसमृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) < सम्-√ऋ ‘to go/fit together’ (sense: ‘in the meeting/assembly’)
मातरिश्वाMātariśvan (Vedic fire/wind-messenger)
मातरिश्वा:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमातरिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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