Rig Veda 10.169.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 169, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.169
Rishi: Not securely determinable from supplied text alone.
Devata: Prajāpati (with Viśve Devāḥ and Pitṛs as supporting powers)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (confirm by scan).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रजापतिर्मह्यमेता रराणो विश्वैर्देवैः पितृभिः संविदानः । शिवाः सतीरुप नो गोष्ठमाकस्तासां वयं प्रजया सं सदेम ॥
Transliteration
prajā́patir máhyam etā́ rarā́ṇo víśvair deváiḥ pitṛ́bhiḥ saṁvidānáḥ | śivā́ḥ satī́r úpa no goṣṭhám ā́kas tāsā́ṁ vayáṁ prajā́yā sáṁ sadema ||
Translation
प्रजापतिर्मह्यमेता रराणो विश्वैर्देवैः पितृभिः संविदानः; शिवाः सतीरुप नो गोष्ठमाकस्तासां वयं प्रजया सं सदेम।
Word by Word
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्र-जा-पति)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
एताःthese (f.)
एताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद्
रराणःrejoicing, delighting
रराणः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√रम् (रमँ) → रराण (pfp./perf. part.)
विश्वैःwith all
विश्वैः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
देवैःwith the gods
देवैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
पितृभिःwith the Fathers (ancestors)
पितृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
संविदानःbeing in accord, conferring
संविदानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootसम् + √विद् (विदँ) → संविदान
शिवाःauspicious, kindly
शिवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव
सतीःbeing (good/true), as good women
सतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसत् (√अस्) / सती
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गोष्टम्cowshed, cattle-stall
गोष्टम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगोष्ट (गो-स्थ)
आकःa dwelling/place; home
आकः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआक
तासाम्of those (women)
तासाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
प्रजयाwith offspring, by progeny
प्रजया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
सम्together
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
सदेमmay we sit/settle (together), may we abide
सदेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √सद् (सदँ) / √सीद् (Vedic: ‘sit, settle’)
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