Rig Veda 1.20.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.20
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: R̥bhus
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युवाना पितरा पुनः सत्यमन्त्रा ऋजूयवः । ऋभवो विष्ट्यक्रत ॥
Transliteration
yúvānā pitarā́ púnaḥ satyámantrā ṛjūyávaḥ | ṛ́bhavo viṣṭy àkrata ||
Translation
ฤภุ (R̥bhus) ได้ทำให้บิดามารดาทั้งสองกลับเป็นหนุ่มสาวอีกครั้ง—ผู้ดำเนินไปโดยตรง ผู้ทรงมนตร์อันสัตย์จริง; เขาทั้งหลายได้บรรลุกิจแห่งความชำนาญอันเป็นระเบียบ ฟื้นฟูรากฐานแห่งภาวะให้ใหม่
Word by Word
युवानाthe two young ones
युवाना:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक) / युवा-
पितराthe two fathers
पितरा:
Kartā (apposition to युवाना)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Adverbial (manner/time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
सत्यमन्त्राःhaving true formulas / true-chanting
सत्यमन्त्राः:
Kartā (apposition to ऋभवः)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसत्य-मन्त्र (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजूयवःstraight-going / upright-moving
ऋजूयवः:
Kartā (apposition to ऋभवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋजु-यु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्ट्यwork / task
विष्ट्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘work, service, task’)
अक्रतthey made / they performed
अक्रत:
(finite verb of the clause)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
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