Mantra 2
Sukta 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मरुतो यस्य हि क्षये पाथा दिवो विमहसः । स सुगोपातमो जनः
IAST Transliteration
marúto yásya hí kṣáye pāthā́ divó vímahasaḥ | sá sugópātamo jánāḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He in whose dwelling is the mighty pathway of heaven for the Maruts—he is the best-guarded of men.
Translation
凡其居处之中，为摩卢特诸神开显那通往天界的宏大道路者——此人乃众人中守护最周密者。
Word by Word
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) < मृ (धातु, ‘गमन/प्रेरण’)
यस्यof whom / whose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
क्षयेin the dwelling / abode
क्षये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
पाथाःpaths, ways
पाथाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपाथस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विमहसःof great might / very mighty
विमहसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-महस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विशिष्ट-महस्/महिमा’)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सु-गो-पातमःthe best protector / most well-guarding
सु-गो-पातमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुगोपातम (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गोपातम ‘best protector/guardian’)
जनःperson, man (the one)
जनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: RV provenance (specific attribution depends on RV locus).
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gāyatrī (RV-style trimeter)
Mantra Rasa
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