Rig Veda 1.178.2 — Mandala 1, Sukta 178, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.178
Devata: Indra (with supporting imagery of the Waters)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न घा राजेन्द्र आ दभन्नो या नु स्वसारा कृणवन्त योनौ । आपश्चिदस्मै सुतुका अवेषन्गमन्न इन्द्रः सख्या वयश्च ॥
Transliteration
ná ghā rājéndra ā́ dabhannó yā́ nú svásārā kṛ́ṇavanta yónau | ā́paś cid asmai sutúkā aveṣan gámann a índraḥ sakhyā́ váyaś ca ||
Translation
حقًّا إنَّ الملكَ إندرا لا يَخدعُنا—هو الذي يُوحِّدُ القوى الأُخَوِيّة في رَحِمِها. وحتى المياهُ، لأجله، قد وجدتْ سَعةً مُفرِحة؛ فليأتِ إندرا إلينا بصُحبةٍ وُدِّيّةٍ وبقوّةِ الحياة.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
घindeed / at all
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā (apposition to राजा)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
दभत्deceived / harmed
दभत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदभ्
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor in sense: 'us')
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
याwho (fem. pl.)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
Kartā (in relative clause)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवन्तmade; fashioned
कृणवन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
योनौin the womb / in the source
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
सुतुकाःwell-pleasing / kindly-disposed
सुतुकाः:
Kartā (as qualifier of waters)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुतुका (प्रातिपदिक)
अवेषन्favored; helped
अवेषन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअव्/अवेष् (Vedic: ‘to help, favor, be gracious’)
गमन्went; came
गमन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship; in alliance
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvigor; strength; vital power
वयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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