Rig Veda 3.36.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 36, Mantra 9

Sukta 3.36

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina.

Devata: Indra.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ तू भर माकिरेतत्परि ष्ठाद्विद्मा हि त्वा वसुपतिं वसूनाम् । इन्द्र यत्ते माहिनं दत्रमस्त्यस्मभ्यं तद्धर्यश्व प्र यन्धि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.36.9

Transliteration

ā́ tū́ bhara mā́ki retát pári ṣṭhād vidmā́ hí tvā vasúpatim vasū́nām | índra yát te mā́hinaṃ dátram ásty asmábhyaṃ tád háryaśva prá yandhi ||

Translation

Tráelo aquí; que nadie se quede alrededor para estorbar esto. Pues te conocemos como señor de las riquezas, señor de los bienes. Indra, cualquiera que sea tu dádiva poderosa—oh de caballos leonados—concédenosla, entrégala a nosotros.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; forth (towards)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• तू: thou
• तू: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वम् (sarvanāman)

• भर: bring; bear
• भर: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भृञ्)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (niṣedha)

• किरेतत्: anything of this; what is this
• किरेतत्: Karma (with implied verb ‘be/occur’)
• Type: Pronoun (compound-like sandhi form)
• Root: किम् + एतत् (sarvanāma/pronoun stems)

• परि: around; about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (upasarga/avyaya)

• ष्ठात्: should stand; may remain
• ष्ठात्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था

• विद्मा: we know
• विद्मा: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद्

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वा: thee
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (sarvanāman)

• वसुपतिम्: lord of wealth
• वसुपतिम्: Karma (object of ‘we know’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-पति (prātipadika)

• वसूनाम्: of riches
• वसूनाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (prātipadika)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• यत्: whatever; that which
• यत्: Karma (of ‘give’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (relative pronoun)

• ते: of thee; thy
• ते: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (sarvanāman)

• माहिनम्: might; greatness
• माहिनम्: Karma (of ‘give’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: माहिन्/माहिन (prātipadika from मह् ‘great’)

• दत्रम्: a gift
• दत्रम्: Kartā (of ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्र (prātipadika; ‘gift’)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्

• अस्मभ्यम्: to us
• अस्मभ्यम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāman)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (of ‘grant’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (demonstrative pronoun)

• हर्यश्व: O thou of tawny steeds
• हर्यश्व: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: हरि-अश्व (bahuvrīhi epithet)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga/avyaya)

• यन्धि: grant; bestow
• यन्धि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (यच्छति) / Vedic causative-like imperative ‘grant’