Rig Veda 10.63.17: Mandala 10, Sukta 63, Mantra 17
Sukta 10.63
Rishi: Plati’s son (explicit in the verse; used as self-identification of the composer)
Devata: Ādityas and Aditi
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा प्लतेः सूनुरवीवृधद्वो विश्व आदित्या अदिते मनीषी । ईशानासो नरो अमर्त्येनास्तावि जनो दिव्यो गयेन ॥
Transliteration
evā́ platéḥ sū́nur avīvṛdhat vo víśva ādityā adite manīṣī́ | īśānā́so náro amártyenā́stāvi jáno divyó gáyena ||
Translation
एवा प्लतेः सूनुरवीवृधद्वो विश्व आदित्या अदिते मनीषी। ईशानासो नरो अमर्त्येनास्तावि जनो दिव्यो गयेन॥
Word by Word
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्लतेःof Plati (a person/ancestor)
प्लतेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootप्लति (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अवीवृधत्made grow, increased
अवीवृधत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
वःfor you / of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
विशेषण (to आदित्या:)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्याःĀdityas
आदित्याः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (addressed deities)
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितेO Aditi
अदिते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषीthe wise one, sage
मनीषी:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (to implied subject)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानासःruling, mighty
ईशानासः:
विशेषण (to नरः)
TypeAdjective (participle-like)
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; from √ईश् ‘to rule, be able’)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
अमर्त्येनwith (one) immortal; by the immortal (power)
अमर्त्येन:
करण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आस्ताविhas praised, sang
आस्तावि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ)
जनःthe people, the clan
जनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यःheavenly, divine
दिव्यः:
विशेषण (to जनः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गयेनby/with Gaya (a singer/ancestor)
गयेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगय (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
Ritual Application
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Natural Symbolism
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