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Rig Veda 7.30.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 30, Mantra 5

Sukta 7.30

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Indra (with a closing protective plural formula)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

वोचेमेदिन्द्रं मघवानमेनं महो रायो राधसो यद्ददन्नः । यो अर्चतो ब्रह्मकृतिमविष्ठो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

vocémed índraṃ maghávānam enaṃ mahó rāyó rā́dhaso yád dádannaḥ | yó árcato bráhma-kṛtim áviṣṭho yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||

Let us indeed speak of this Indra, the bountiful, because he gives us the great riches of fullness and the abundance of delight. He who is the most helpful to the one who chants, shaping the brahman—may you protect us always with states of well-being.

वोचेमmay we speak / let us proclaim
वोचेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (√vac)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद्
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
मघवानम्the bountiful one
मघवानम्:
Karma (apposition to इन्द्रम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (prātipadika)
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma (coreferential with इन्द्रम्)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (enad-pronoun stem)
महोof great
महो:
— (genitival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (prātipadika)
रायःwealth
रायः:
— (genitival qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (prātipadika)
राधसःbounty, gift
राधसः:
— (genitival qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (prātipadika)
यत्which, what
यत्:
— (introduces relative clause)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्
ददत्giving
ददत्:
Kartā (of giving)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदा (√dā)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्
अर्चतःof the praising/worshipping (one)
अर्चतः:
— (genitival relation)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअर्च् (√arc)
ब्रह्मकृतिम्the sacred formulation/poetic creation
ब्रह्मकृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मकृति (prātipadika: ब्रह्मन् + कृति)
अविष्ठःmost helpful / best protector
अविष्ठः:
Kartā (as predicate of यः = Indra)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootअविष्ठ (superlative from अव/अवि? in RV usage ‘most helpful/most protective’)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect!
पात:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (√pā, ‘protect’)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (prātipadika)
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्

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