Mantra 18

Rishi: RV-derived; Soma laudatory tradition

Devata: Soma/rite efficacy (implicit); addressed ‘ārya’ may be patron or Soma as noble

Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh (requires RV concordance)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ए॒ना विश्वा॑न्य॒र्य आ द्यु॒म्नानि॒ मानु॑षाणाम् । सिषा॑सन्तो वनामहे

Transliteration

e̱nā víśvāny a̱ryá ā́ dyu̱mnā́ni mā́nuṣāṇām | síṣāsanto vanāmahe ||

Translation

ด้วยสิ่งนี้ ข้าแต่ผู้สูงศักดิ์ ขอให้พวกเราผู้ใคร่จะได้มา จงชนะและได้มาซึ่งรัศมีเกียรติยศทั้งปวงของมนุษย์ทั้งหลาย

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

एना । विश्वानि । अर्यः । आ । द्युम्नानि । मानुषाणाम् । सिषासन्तः । वनामहे ।

Word by Word

• एना: with this (by this)
• एना: करण (instrument)
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक: एना- ‘this/with this’)

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: कर्म (object)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्यः: the noble one / Arya (honourable man)
• अर्यः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto (prefixing the verb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb) / particle
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्यु॒म्नानि: splendours, glories
• द्यु॒म्नानि: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यु॒म्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• मानुषाणाम्: of men, of human beings
• मानुषाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (genitival)
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• सिषासन्तः: desiring to direct/lead (wishing to obtain/secure)
• सिषासन्तः: कर्ता (agreeing with implied ‘we’)
• Type: Verb-derived participle (desiderative)
• Root: शास् (धातु) → desiderative stem सि-षास- (सिषास-)

• वनामहे: we seek/win/obtain
• वनामहे: कर्ता (we)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन् (धातु: ‘to win, to obtain’)

Entities Mentioned

• Soma
• Ārya (noble one/patron aspect)