Rig Veda 1.41.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 41, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.41
Devata: Mitra, Aryaman, Varuṇa (Ādityas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कथा राधाम सखायः स्तोमं मित्रस्यार्यम्णः । महि प्सरो वरुणस्य ॥
Transliteration
kathā́ rādhāma sakhāyaḥ stómaṁ mitrásyāryamṇáḥ | máhi psáro váruṇasya ||
Translation
कथा वयं सखायः सम्यक् मित्रार्यम्णोः स्तोमं रचयेम? कथं च वरुणस्य महतः प्सरसो (प्रेरणाप्रवाहस्य) वचांसि ब्रूम?
Word by Word
कथाhow? in what way?
कथा:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/रीति-प्रश्नः: 'how?')
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
राधामfavor, grace, bounty
राधाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधा (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise, chant
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यम्णःof Aryaman
अर्यम्णः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकार/परिमाण: 'greatly')
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग)
प्सरः(Vedic) utterance/praise; a strong/clear expression
प्सरः:
Karma (स्तुत्य/उच्चार्य-वस्तु: 'praise/utterance')
TypeNoun
Rootप्सरस् (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
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