Rig Veda 1.83.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 83, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.83
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.83)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.83; verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधि द्वयोरदधा उक्थ्यं वचो यतस्रुचा मिथुना या सपर्यतः । असंयत्तो व्रते ते क्षेति पुष्यति भद्रा शक्तिर्यजमानाय सुन्वते ॥
Transliteration
adhí dváyor adadhā ukthyàṁ vácо yata-srúcā mithunā́ yā́ saparyátaḥ | asaṁyattó vraté té kṣeti púṣyati bhadrā́ śaktír yajamānāya sunvaté ||
Translation
अधि द्वयोः समशक्त्योः त्वम् उक्थ्यं वचो न्यधाः—यतस्रुचा मिथुना या सपर्यतः। असंयत्तो व्रते ते शुभा शक्तिर्यजमानाय सुन्वते क्षेति पुष्यति।
Word by Word
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्वयोःof/on the two
द्वयोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (numeral/pronominal)
Rootद्वि (सर्वनाम/संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अदधाःthou hast placed/established
अदधाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) < दधा- (परस्मै)
उक्थ्यम्worthy of hymn/recitation
उक्थ्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक) < उक्थ
वचःspeech, utterance
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यतस्रुचाwith the well-directed ladle
यतस्रुचा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootयतस्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
मिथुनाas a pair, jointly
मिथुना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective/Adverbial
Rootमिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
याःwho (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सपर्यतःworshipping, serving
सपर्यतः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसपर्य (धातु) < सपर्यति
असंयत्तःunrestrained, unchecked
असंयत्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootसम्-यम् (धातु) → संयत; नञ्-समास
व्रतेin (his) ordinance/vow, in the sacred order
व्रते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof thee, thy
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
क्षेतिdwells, abides
क्षेति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (धातु) < क्षेति
पुष्यतिthrives, prospers
पुष्यति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपुष् (धातु) < पुष्यति
भद्राauspicious, благоприятная
भद्रा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शक्तिःpower, ability
शक्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
यजमानायfor the sacrificer
यजमानाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
सुन्वतेfor the Soma-presser (one who presses Soma)
सुन्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (to a noun)
Rootसु (धातु) < सुन्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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