Rig Veda 10.102.1 — Mandala 10, Sukta 102, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.102

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र ते रथं मिथूकृतमिन्द्रोऽवतु धृष्णुया । अस्मिन्नाजौ पुरुहूत श्रवाय्ये धनभक्षेषु नोऽव ॥

Transliteration

pra te rathaṃ mithūkṛtam indro ’vatu dhṛṣṇuyā | asmin ājau puruhūta śravāyye dhanabhakṣeṣu no ’va ||

Translation

Vorwärts möge Indra, mit kühner Kraft, deinen Wagen schützen, der für den Paarlauf gefügt ist. In diesem Wettkampf, o Vielangerufener, in den ruhmbringenden Kämpfen und bei den Teilungen des Reichtums, behüte uns.

Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• मिथूकृतम्: made ready/arranged for contest (paired/for rivalry)
• मिथूकृतम्: Karma (qualifier of रथम्)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: मिथू + कृ (kṛ)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• अवतु: may (he) protect/help
• अवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (av) / अव (to protect, help)

• धृष्णुया: with boldness, boldly
• धृष्णुया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (instrumental of manner)
• Root: धृष्णु (prātipadika)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (asmad/ idam demonstrative stem)

• आजौ: battle, contest
• आजौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजि (prātipadika)

• पुरुहूत: O much-invoked one
• पुरुहूत: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: पुरुहूत (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi)

• श्रवाय्ये: in (deeds) worthy of fame
• श्रवाय्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रवाय्य (prātipadika)

• धनभक्षेषु: in prize-winning gains/booty-eatings (i.e., distributions of wealth)
• धनभक्षेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धनभक्ष (prātipadika; tatpuruṣa)

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अव: down; (as preverb) in aid/protection
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (upasarga/particle)