Rig Veda 1.173.6 — Mandala 1, Sukta 173, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.173
Rishi: Agastya Maitrāvaruṇi (traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र यदित्था महिना नृभ्यो अस्त्यरं रोदसी कक्ष्ये नास्मै । सं विव्य इन्द्रो वृजनं न भूमा भर्ति स्वधावाँ ओपशमिव द्याम् ॥
Transliteration
prá yád itthā́ mahinā́ nṛ́bhyo ásty áraṃ ródasī kakṣyé nā́smái | sáṃ vivyá índro vṛjánaṃ ná bhū́mā bhárti svadhā́vām̐ opaśám iva dyā́m ||
Translation
Denn wenn er so durch seine Größe den Menschen Raum gewährt, sind ihm die beiden Welten kein enges Gehege. Indra hat sich in Fülle ausgebreitet; wie die weite Erde trägt er das Feld unseres Ringens, und aus eigener Svadhā (svadhā) stützt er den Himmel wie mit einem tragenden Band.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
यदिif
यदि:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
इत्थाthus, in this way
इत्था:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था
महिनाby greatness, by might
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहिन् (प्रातिपदिक: महिन्/महिमन्)
नृभ्यःto/for men, to heroes
नृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis, exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
अरम्enough, sufficiently, fully
अरम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम्
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (dual stem: रोदसी < रोदस्)
कक्ष्येin the girdle/zone, in the encircling region
कक्ष्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकक्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्मैto/for him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (प्रातिपदिक: इदम्)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga)
विव्येhas encompassed, has pervaded
विव्ये:
—
TypeVerb
Rootव्यै/वी (धातु: वि + √व्यै/√वी ‘to envelop, to pervade’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृजनम्enclosure/settlement; (also) host, community
वृजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृजन (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भूमाःthe vast one; abundance; the great expanse
भूमाः:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootभूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
भर्तिbears, supports
भर्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
स्वधावान्possessing svadhā (inherent power/ritual potency)
स्वधावान्:
Kartā (qualifier of इन्द्रः)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वधा-वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ओपशम्support, help, assistance
ओपशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपश (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as if
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
द्याम्heaven, the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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