Rig Veda 10.44.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 44, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.44

Devata: Indra (addressed as soma-lord and support)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical confirmation)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एवा पतिं द्रोणसाचं सचेतसमूर्जः स्कम्भं धरुण आ वृषायसे । ओजः कृष्व सं गृभाय त्वे अप्यसो यथा केनिपानामिनो वृधे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.44.4

Transliteration

evā́ pátiṃ droṇa-sā́caṃ sá-cetasam ūrjáḥ skámbhaṃ dháruṇa ā́ vṛṣāyase | ójaḥ kṛṣva sáṃ gṛbhāya tvé ápy aso yáthā kenipā́nām inó vṛ́dhe ||

Translation

So wächst du heran zum Herrn, der den drona-sāc (das Soma-Gefäß) hält, zum Einsichtigen; zum Pfeiler der Fülle, zur Stütze im Grund — zur Stierkraft. Schmiede Stärke; sammle sie in dir zusammen, damit du der antreibende Gebieter seist zum Wachstum der Trinker.

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Word by Word

• ए॒वा: thus, just so
• ए॒वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति

• द्रोणसाचम्: ‘drona-seated/at the trough’; (epithet, esp. of Soma/Indra in Soma context)
• द्रोणसाचम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: द्रोणसाच

• सचेतसम्: of one mind, concordant, well-intentioned
• सचेतसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचेतस्

• ऊर्जः: of strength/nourishment
• ऊर्जः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज्

• स्कम्भम्: support, prop, pillar
• स्कम्भम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कम्भ

• धरुणः: the supporter, upholder
• धरुणः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धरुण

• आ: towards, unto (intensifier with verb)
• आ: —
• Type: Preverb/Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• वृषायसे: thou makest strong / thou invigoratest (thyself/for thyself)
• वृषायसे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (वृषायति)

• ओजः: strength, vigor
• ओजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस्

• कृष्व: make!, do!
• कृष्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Preverb/Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• गृभाय: seize!, grasp!
• गृभाय: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृह्/गृभ्

• त्वे: in thee
• त्वे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• अप्यसः: active powers/energies; vital juices
• अप्यसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्यस्

• यथा: so that, as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• केनिपानाम्: of the Kenipānas (a people/clan)
• केनिपानाम्: —
• Type: Noun (tribal/collective name)
• Root: केनिपान

• इनो: the strong one, the mighty
• इनो: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: इन

• वृधे: grows, increases
• वृधे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्