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 ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.178.2

Transliteration

ná ghā rājéndra ā́ dabhannó yā́ nú svásārā kṛ́ṇavanta yónau | ā́paś cid asmai sutúkā aveṣan gámann a índraḥ sakhyā́ váyaś ca ||

Translation

নিশ্চয়ই রাজা ইন্দ্র আমাদের প্রতারণা করেন না—যিনি ভগিনী-শক্তিগুলিকে তাদেরই যোনি-গর্ভে একত্র করেন। তাঁর জন্য আপঃ (জল-দেবতারা) পর্যন্ত সুখকর বিশ্রাম লাভ করে; ইন্দ্র সখ্যভাবসহ এবং জীবনীশক্তি (বয়স্) নিয়ে আমাদের কাছে আসুন।

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• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• घ: indeed / at all
• घ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: घ

• राजा: king
• राजा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā (apposition to राजा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; completely
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• दभत्: deceived / harmed
• दभत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दभ्

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor in sense: 'us')
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• या: who (fem. pl.)
• या: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• स्वसारः: sisters
• स्वसारः: Kartā (in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणवन्त: made; fashioned
• कृणवन्त: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• योनौ: in the womb / in the source
• योनौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• सुतुकाः: well-pleasing / kindly-disposed
• सुतुकाः: Kartā (as qualifier of waters)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतुका (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवेषन्: favored; helped
• अवेषन्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव्/अवेष् (Vedic: ‘to help, favor, be gracious’)

• गमन्: went; came
• गमन्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सख्ये: in friendship; in alliance
• सख्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयः: vigor; strength; vital power
• वयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च