Rig Veda 3.51.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 51, Mantra 12
Sukta 3.51
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī-like short meter (refrain segment)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ते अश्नोतु कुक्ष्योः प्रेन्द्र ब्रह्मणा शिरः । प्र बाहू शूर राधसे ॥
Transliteration
prá te aśnotu kukṣyóḥ préndra bráhmaṇā śíraḥ | prá bāhū́ śūra rā́dhase ||
Translation
Möge es deinen Leib erfüllen; voran, o Indra, möge das Brahman (der heilige Spruch) dein Haupt erreichen; voran deine Arme, o Held, zum Spenden der Fülle (rādhas).
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (sarvanāman)
अश्नोतुlet (it) reach/attain
अश्नोतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नुते) ‘to reach, attain’
कुक्ष्योःof the two flanks/bellies
कुक्ष्योः:
Adhikaraṇa (locative-sense genitive: ‘at/in the belly-sides’)
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्षि (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
ब्रह्मणाby/with the sacred formulation (hymn, prayer)
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
शिरः(your) head
शिरः:
Kartā (of implied ‘reach/extend’ with प्र)
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
बाहू(your) two arms
बाहू:
Kartā (parallel to शिरः; ‘(your) two arms (extend)’)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (prātipadika)
शूरO hero
शूर:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootशूर (prātipadika)
राधसेfor bounty, for generosity
राधसे:
Sampradāna / Prayojana (purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (prātipadika)
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