Rig Veda 10.186.2 — Mandala 10, Sukta 186, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.186
Devata: Vāta
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत वात पितासि न उत भ्रातोत नः सखा । स नो जीवातवे कृधि ॥
Transliteration
utá vāta pitā́si na utá bhrā́totá naḥ sákhā | sá no jīvā́tave kṛdhi ||
Translation
And you, O Vāta, are our father; and our brother; and our friend. Therefore fashion us for living—set our being in the right condition to endure and grow.
Word by Word
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वातWind (Vāta)
वात:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थे/विधेय-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक) < √वा (वाति) / √वाय्
पिताfather
पिता:
सम्बन्ध/विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive of relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
भ्राताbrother
भ्राता:
सम्बन्ध/विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सखाfriend
सखा:
सम्बन्ध/विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
सhe / that one (you, O Vāta)
स:
Kartā (of imperative कृधि)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
जीवातवेfor (our) living / to live
जीवातवे:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose-dative)
TypeNoun (verbal noun/infinitival dative)
Rootजीवातु (प्रातिपदिक) < √जीव्
कृधिmake / do / grant
कृधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
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