Rig Veda 5.83.10 — Mandala 5, Sukta 83, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.83
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Parjanya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवर्षीर्वर्षमुदु षू गृभायाकर्धन्वान्यत्येतवा उ । अजीजन ओषधीर्भोजनाय कमुत प्रजाभ्योऽविदो मनीषाम् ॥
Transliteration
ávārṣīr várṣam úd u ṣū́ gṛbhā́yā́ka dhánvāny áty etavā́ u | ájījano óṣadhīr bhójanāya kám ut prá-jābhyo ’vido manīṣā́m ||
Translation
لقد أمطرتَ؛ ورفعتَ المطرَ ليُمسَكَ بإحكام، لكي تُتَجاوَزَ المواضعُ اليابسة. وأنبتَّ الأعشابَ/النباتاتِ الدوائية (oṣadhi) لقوتِنا؛ فأيُّ إلهامٍ للفهمِ وجدتَه للأجيال؟
Word by Word
अवर्षीःthou didst rain / thou pouredst (rain)
अवर्षीः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृष् (वर्षति) / caus. √वृष्
वर्षम्rain
वर्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (prātipadika)
उदुup/ forth indeed
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् + उ (particle cluster)
षुindeed, surely
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (particle)
गृभायseize! grasp!
गृभाय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गृह्/गृभ् (गृह्णाति/गृभ्णाति)
अकर्धन्वानिthe parched (ones/places)
अकर्धन्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्धन्व (prātipadika; RV ‘dry/lean, parched’)
अत्येतवाpass over! go beyond!
अत्येतवा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअति + √इ (एति) → ‘अत्येतु’ (to pass over) ; RV form
उindeed, and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (particle)
अजीजनःthou didst cause to be born / thou producedst
अजीजनः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनयति) causative
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (prātipadika)
भोजनायfor nourishment, for food
भोजनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन (prātipadika)
कम्what? (how?)
कम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक (interrog./indef. pronoun stem)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (particle)
प्रजाभ्यःfor the creatures, for offspring
प्रजाभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (prātipadika)
अविदःthou didst find / procure
अविदः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेद/विन्दति) ‘to find/obtain’
मनीषाम्thought, wisdom, insight
मनीषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (prātipadika)
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