Rig Veda 1.40.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 40, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.40
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (with Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman as indwelling powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र नूनं ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्मन्त्रं वदत्युक्थ्यम् । यस्मिन्निन्द्रो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा देवा ओकांसि चक्रिरे ॥
Transliteration
prá nūnáṃ bráhmaṇaspátir mántraṃ vadaty ukthyám | yásminn índro váruṇo mitró aryamā́ devā́ okā́ṃsi cakriré ||
Translation
Now Brahmaṇaspati speaks forth the mantric utterance worthy of the hymn—within which Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, the Gods, have made their dwelling-places: powers seated in the formed word.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer/sacred utterance)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति (prātipadika)
मन्त्रम्a sacred formula, mantra
मन्त्रम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (prātipadika)
वदतिspeaks, utters
वदति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (वदँ)
उक्थ्यम्worthy of recitation/praise; fit for the hymn
उक्थ्यम्:
कर्म (Karma) (as qualifier of the object)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (prātipadika; adj. from उक्थ)
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (prātipadika)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (prātipadika)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमा (prātipadika)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
ओकांसिdwellings, abodes
ओकांसि:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootओकस् (prātipadika)
चक्रिरेhave made, have established
चक्रिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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