Rig Veda 7.32.16: Mandala 7, Sukta 32, Mantra 16
Sukta 7.32
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तवेदिन्द्रावमं वसु त्वं पुष्यसि मध्यमम् । सत्रा विश्वस्य परमस्य राजसि नकिष्ट्वा गोषु वृण्वते ॥
Transliteration
távéd índrāvamáṃ vásu tváṃ púṣyasi madhyamám | satrā́ víśvasya paramásya rājasi nákiṣ ṭvā góṣu vṛṇvate ||
Translation
Yours indeed, O Indra, is the lowest wealth; you foster the middle. You reign altogether over the supreme of all; none chooses you among the cows (rays) as if you were one power among many.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अवमम्the lowest
अवमम्:
कर्म (with implied ‘you nourish/strengthen’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of अव ‘down/low’)
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्यसिyou make prosper / you nourish
पुष्यसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपुष् (धातु; ‘to thrive, make prosper, nourish’)
मध्यमम्the middle
मध्यमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्राalways, continually
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
विश्वस्यof all
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
परमस्यof the highest
परमस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of पर ‘far’)
राजसिyou rule
राजसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (finite, denominative from noun) / or verbal use of √राज्
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘king’)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
कर्तृ (of implied verb ‘chooses/prevails’ in negation)
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal particle)
Rootनकिस्/नकिः (निपात/सर्वनाम-अव्यय; ‘no one’)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोषुamong the cows / in cattle
गोषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
वृण्वतेthey choose
वृण्वते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (धातु; ‘to choose’)
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