Rig Veda 10.85.45: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 45
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: RV 10.85 marriage cycle
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anushtubh or Trishtubh (often marriage blessings use shorter meters; exact scan required)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमां त्वमिन्द्र मीढ्वः सुपुत्रां सुभगां कृणु । दशास्यां पुत्राना धेहि पतिमेकादशं कृधि ॥
Transliteration
imā́ṃ tvám indra mīḍhvaḥ suputrā́ṃ subhágāṃ kṛṇu | dáśāsyāṃ putrā́n ā́ dhehi pátim ekādaśáṃ kṛdhi ||
Translation
هذه المرأةُ، يا إندرا، يا واهبَ الزيادة (مِيḍهڤَس)—اجعلْها غنيةً بالذريةِ الصالحة (سوبوترا) وميمونةَ الحظ (سوبهاگا). أودِعْ فيها عشرةَ بنين، واجعلِ الزوجَ الحاديَ عشر—القوّةَ المُتمِّمةَ التي تُمسكُ الكلّ.
Word by Word
इमाम्this (woman/bride)
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मीढ्वःO bountiful one (giver)
मीढ्वः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootमीढ्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मीढ्वः’ = सम्बोधन एकवचन)
सुपुत्राम्having good sons
सुपुत्राम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुभगाम्fortunate, auspicious
सुभगाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुmake (her)
कृणु:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
दशास्याम्ten-mouthed (i.e., with ten ‘faces’/openings; very prolific)
दशास्याम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदश-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, towards; in
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
धेहिplace, bestow
धेहि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
पतिम्husband
पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
एकादशम्eleventh
एकादशम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootएकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
कृधिmake (him/her)
कृधि:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
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