Rig Veda 1.46.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 46, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.46
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyas)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आदारो वां मतीनां नासत्या मतवचसा । पातं सोमस्य धृष्णुया ॥
Transliteration
ādāró vām matīnā́m nā́satyā mata-vacasā́ | pā́taṁ sómasya dhṛṣṇu-yā́ ||
Translation
ท่านทั้งสองเป็นที่พึ่งอันมั่นคงแห่งความคิดของเรา โอ นาสัตยะ (Nāsatyā) ด้วยถ้อยคำที่ทำให้เป็นจริง จงเสวยโสมะ (Soma) ด้วยฤทธิ์อันห้าวหาญของท่าน เพื่อให้จิตของเราตั้งมั่นและกระทำในความถูกต้องแห่งทัศนะอันเที่ยงตรง
Word by Word
आदारःsupport, receptacle, basis
आदारः:
Kartā (विधेय-नाम; ‘is/are the support’)
TypeNoun
Rootआदार (प्रातिपदिक; √दॄ/दर् ‘to split/tear’ > ‘cleft, opening’ → ‘support, receptacle’ as RV usage)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मतीनाम्of thoughts, prayers
मतीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of thoughts/prayers’)
TypeNoun
Rootमती (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’)
नासत्याO Nāsatyas (Aśvins)
नासत्या:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootनासत्य (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ-विशेषण/नाम)
मतवचसाwith wise speech / of wise utterance
मतवचसा:
Karaṇa/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (instrumental of manner: ‘with/through wise speech’)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमत-वचस् (समास; ‘wise/approved speech’; वचस् < √वच्)
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया; कर्ता = ‘युवाम्’ (अश्विनौ)
TypeVerb
Root√पा ‘to drink’
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with object: ‘of Soma’)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
धृष्णुयाboldly, fiercely
धृष्णुया:
Karaṇa (manner: ‘boldly, fiercely’)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृष् ‘to be bold/daring’)
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