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 ॥
Transliteration
ná ghā rājéndra ā́ dabhannó yā́ nú svásārā kṛ́ṇavanta yónau | ā́paś cid asmai sutúkā aveṣan gámann a índraḥ sakhyā́ váyaś ca ||
Translation
Wahrlich, König Indra täuscht uns nicht — er, der die Schwesterkräfte in ihrem Schoß zu Einem fügt. Selbst die Wasser fanden für ihn frohe Ruhe; Indra komme zu uns mit Freundschaft und mit der Kraft des Lebens.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
घindeed / at all
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā (apposition to राजा)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
दभत्deceived / harmed
दभत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदभ्
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor in sense: 'us')
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
याwho (fem. pl.)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
Kartā (in relative clause)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवन्तmade; fashioned
कृणवन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
योनौin the womb / in the source
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
सुतुकाःwell-pleasing / kindly-disposed
सुतुकाः:
Kartā (as qualifier of waters)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुतुका (प्रातिपदिक)
अवेषन्favored; helped
अवेषन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअव्/अवेष् (Vedic: ‘to help, favor, be gracious’)
गमन्went; came
गमन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship; in alliance
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvigor; strength; vital power
वयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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