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Rig Veda 1.9.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.9

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.10; specifically RV 1.9 ascribed to Medhātithi of the Kāṇva line)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; RV 1.9 is in the Indra-Gāyatrī style)

सं चोदय चित्रमर्वाग्राध इन्द्र वरेण्यम् । असदित्ते विभु प्रभु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.9.5

saṃ códāya citrám arvā́g rā́dha indra váreṇyam | asád ít te vibhú prabhú ||

يا إندرا، ادفعْ نحونا—إلى داخل كياننا—فيضَ البهجةِ المضيءَ المتعدِّدَ الوجوه، يا أكرمَ المختارين؛ فليكنْ حقًّا لك—أنتَ الواسعُ السيِّد—هنا فينا.

सम्together; completely (intensifier)
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga) प्रत्यय/निपात
चोदयimpel; urge; set in motion
चोदय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (चोदयति)
चित्रम्bright; splendid; wondrous
चित्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाक्hither; toward us
अर्वाक्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/गति-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द)
राधःbounty; gift; wealth
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरेण्यम्choice; excellent; worthy to be chosen
वरेण्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘choose’ से)
असत्is; exists; is present
असत्:
(विधेय) —
TypeAdjective
Rootअस् (भू) → सत्/असत् (कृदन्त)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
विभुall-pervading; mighty
विभु:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रभुpowerful; lordly
प्रभु:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)

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