Rig Veda 1.62.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 62, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.62
Rishi: Gautama (Gotamāsaḥ)
Devata: Indra (Angiras-associated light-finding context)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वो महे महि नमो भरध्वमाङ्गूष्यं शवसानाय साम । येना नः पूर्वे पितरः पदज्ञा अर्चन्तो अङ्गिरसो गा अविन्दन् ॥
Transliteration
prá vo mahe máhi námo bharadhvam āṅgū́ṣyaṃ śavasānā́ya sā́ma | yénā naḥ pū́rve pitáraḥ pada-jñā́ arcánto aṅgíraso gā́ avindan ||
Translation
प्र वो महे महि नमो भरध्वम्, आङ्गूष्यं शवसानाय साम। येन नः पूर्वे पितरः पदज्ञा अर्चन्तोऽङ्गिरसो गा अविन्दन्॥
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
वःto/for you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Epithet
Rootमहत्
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Adjective
Rootमहि (अव्यय/विशेषण) < मह्/महत्
नमःobeisance, homage
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
भरध्वम्bear/bring (you all)!
भरध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
आङ्गूष्यम्hymnic, fit for chant/praise
आङ्गूष्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआङ्गूष्य (प्रातिपदिक) < अङ्गूष (स्तुति/गान)
शवसानायto the strong/mighty one
शवसानाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशवसान (प्रातिपदिक) < √श्वस्/शू? (बल/शवस्-सम्बन्ध) ‘शवस्-युक्त’
सामchant, sāman-song
साम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसामन्
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
नःof us, our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पूर्वेthe earlier, former
पूर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
पितरःfathers, forefathers
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
पदज्ञाःknowing the path/track
पदज्ञाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपदज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) = पद + ज्ञ (√ज्ञा)
अर्चन्तःpraising, singing
अर्चन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√अर्च् (अर्चति)
अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootअङ्गिरस्
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो
अविन्दन्found, discovered
अविन्दन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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