Rig Veda 1.5.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.5
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (tradition for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly assigned to him)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा विशन्त्वाशवः सोमास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । शं ते सन्तु प्रचेतसे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā viśantv āśávaḥ sómāsa indra girvaṇaḥ | śáṃ te santu prá-cetase ||
Translation
Mögen die schnellen Somas in dich eingehen, o Indra, du vom Lied Gepriesener (girvāṇas); mögen sie dir heilsam sein — Frieden und Wohlergehen — für das erwachte Erkennen (pracetás).
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विशन्तुlet (them) enter, come in
विशन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (विश् प्रवेशने)
आशवःthe swift ones
आशवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक) → आशव (विशेषण/नाम)
सोमासःSoma-drops
सोमासः:
Kartā (apposition to आशवः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praised-by-songs (lord of hymns)
गिर्वणः:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootगिर् + √वन् (वन्/वण् स्तुत्यर्थे) → गिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well-being, auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (निपात/अव्यय)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
Sampradāna (beneficiary: ‘for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस् भुवि)
प्रचेतसेto the fore-knowing/wise one
प्रचेतसे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Noun (dative epithet)
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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