Rig Veda 8.7.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 7, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.7
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (Mandala 8 context; exact rishi not specified here)
Devata: Maruts (with explicit relation to Indra as vajrin)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (explicitly referenced; verse likely in Tr̥ṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्रीणि सरांसि पृश्नयो दुदुह्रे वज्रिणे मधु । उत्सं कवन्धमुद्रिणम् ॥
Transliteration
trī́ṇi sarā́ṃsi pṛ́śnayo duduhre vájriṇe mádhu | útsaṃ kavándham udríṇam ||
Translation
Los moteados han ordeñado tres corrientes de dulzura para el Vajrin, portador del Vajra: una fuente, bien contenida, que asciende — un manantial inagotable en el interior.
Word by Word
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karma (विशेष्य-सरांसि) / विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
सरांसिlakes, pools (waters)
सरांसि:
Karma (दुदुह्रे—दोह्य-वस्तु) / कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृश्नयःthe speckled cows (Pṛśni-cows)
पृश्नयः:
Kartā (दुदुह्रे—कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootपृश्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुदुह्रेthey milked / have milked
दुदुह्रे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दुह् (दोहने)
वज्रिणेfor the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
वज्रिणे:
Sampradāna (यस्यार्थे)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुhoney, sweetness, mead
मधु:
Karma (दोह्य-द्रव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्सम्a spring, fountain
उत्सम्:
Karma (उद्रिणम्—विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
कवन्धम्a barrel-like vessel; a (bulging) container
कवन्धम्:
Karma (उत्सम्—विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun
Rootकवन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्रिणम्watery; flowing; full of water
उद्रिणम्:
Karma (उत्सम्—विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा उद्रि- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.