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Rig Veda 7.18.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.18

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

धेनुं न त्वा सूयवसे दुदुक्षन्नुप ब्रह्माणि ससृजे वसिष्ठः । त्वामिन्मे गोपतिं विश्व आहा न इन्द्रः सुमतिं गन्त्वच्छ ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.18.4
Transliteration

dhenuṃ na tvā sūyavase dudhukṣann upa brahmāṇi sasṛje vasiṣṭhaḥ | tvām in me gopatiṃ viśva āhā na indraḥ sumatiṃ gantu accha ||

Translation

كما يُحلَبُ الضرعُ طلبًا لمرعىً غزير، كذلك استخرج فَسِشْثَهُ وأطلقَ التراتيلَ (البراهمانات) نحوك. والكلّ يناديك ربَّ الأشعّة، gopati، سيّد «أبقار النور»؛ فليأتِنا إندرا بـ sumati، نعمةِ الفهم القويم.

Word by Word
धेनुम्a milch-cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूयवसेfor good pasture / for fodder
सूयवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसूयवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुदुक्षन्(he) wished to milk / tried to milk
दुदुक्षन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दुदुक्ष् (इच्छार्थ/देशिदेरिवेटिव; desiderative)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रह्माणिsacred formulations, hymns
ब्रह्माणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ससृजे(he) has sent forth / produced
ससृजे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
त्वाम्you (acc. sg.)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
मेof me / to me
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोपतिम्lord of cattle
गोपतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो-पति- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वःall, every (one)
विश्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
आहsaid
आह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअह्/आह् (धातु ‘to say’) → आह (परस्मै)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतिम्good thought, favor
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मति- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
गन्तुlet (him) come
गन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
अच्छtowards, to
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ (अव्यय)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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