Rig Veda 1.89.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 89, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.89
Rishi: Gautama (traditional for RV 1.89)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (the All-Gods; collective luminous powers)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; RV 1.89 is commonly Jagatī)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शतमिन्नु शरदो अन्ति देवा यत्रा नश्चक्रा जरसं तनूनाम् । पुत्रासो यत्र पितरो भवन्ति मा नो मध्या रीरिषतायुर्गन्तोः ॥
Transliteration
śatám ín nu śarádo ánti devā́ yátrā naś cakrá jarásaṃ tanū́nām | putrā́so yátra pitaró bhávanti mā́ no madhyā́ rī́riṣatā́yur gántoḥ ||
Translation
शतं नु शरदः अस्मान् अन्ति देवा आगच्छन्तु—यत्र नः चक्रुः तनूनां जरसं परिपाकं पूर्णतां च; यत्र पुत्रासः पितरो भवन्ति। मा नः आयुर्गन्तोर्मध्ये प्राणो रीरिषत्।
Word by Word
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma (परिमाण/अवधि) / विशेषण-भाव
TypeNoun/Number
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
शरदःautumns; years
शरदः:
Karma (काल-अवधि) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तिnear, in the presence (of)
अन्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (अव्यय) / अन्त (निकट)
देवाःO gods
देवाः:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान) / (अन्ति इत्यस्य अधिकरण-संबन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (अधिकार/स्वाम्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
चक्राmade, fashioned
चक्रा:
Karma (कृत-कार्य) / विशेषण
TypeVerb (periphrastic perfect form used adjectivally) / Kṛdanta
Rootकृ (धातु) → चक्र (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
जरसम्old age, decay
जरसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तनूनाम्of (our) bodies
तनूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रासःsons
पुत्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय)
पितरःfathers
पितरः:
Kartā (भवति-क्रियायाः कर्तृ) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तिbecome, are
भवन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
नःus
नः:
Karma (प्रत्यवाय-प्राप्त)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मध्याin the middle, in between
मध्या:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (used adverbially) / Indeclinable-like
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रीरिषतmay (it) harm, injure
रीरिषत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरिष् (धातु) (हिंसार्थ) with reduplication
आयुःlife, lifespan
आयुः:
Kartā (गन्तोः/गच्छतोः विशेष्य) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गन्तोःof the two goers / in the course of going (i.e., as life goes on)
गन्तोः:
सम्बन्ध/Adhikaraṇa (निर्भर-निर्देश)
TypeKṛdanta (agent noun) / Participle-like
Rootगम् (धातु) → गन्तृ (कृदन्त) / गन्तोः (द्विवचन-षष्ठी/सप्तमी)
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