Mantra 3

Sukta 61

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तदद्या चित्त उक्थिनोऽनु ष्टुवन्ति पूर्वथा । वृषपत्नीरपो जया दिवेदिवे

IAST Transliteration

tád adyā́ cit te ukthíno'nu ṣṭuvanti pū́rvathā | vṛ́ṣapatnīr apó jayā dívédive ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

That very thing, even to-day, thy uktha-singers praise in the ancient manner: win thou the Waters, bull-wived, day after day.

Translation

Cela même, aujourd’hui, tes chanteurs d’uktha le louent à l’antique manière : conquiers les Eaux, ô Taureau aux épouses, jour après jour.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (उक्थम्/स्तुत्य-वस्तु) / (सन्दर्भ-निर्देशक)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• चित्तः: the mindful one / the one of intent
• चित्तः: Kartā (स्तुतिकर्ता-समूहस्य प्रतिनिधि/वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• उक्थिनः: the chanters of hymns (uktha-singers)
• उक्थिनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उक्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक; उक्थ + इन्)

• अनु: after, along, in succession
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ष्टुवन्ति: they praise, they hymn
• ष्टुवन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तुति)

• पूर्वथा: as formerly, in the old way
• पूर्वथा: Adhikaraṇa (रीति/प्रकार-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वथा (अव्यय; पूर्व + था)

• वृषपत्नीर्: the wives of the bull (i.e., the waters as consorts of the strong one)
• वृषपत्नीर्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपत्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपः: the waters
• अपः: Karma (अपः = जलानि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जया: Jaya (Victory; a personified name)
• जया: Kartā (नामरूपेण/आह्वानरूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवे-दिवे: day by day
• दिवे-दिवे: Adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun (reduplicated phrase)
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवे (सप्तमी/चतुर्थी एकवचन) पुनरुक्ति

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; attribution follows the Rigvedic source.

Devata: Indra and the Waters (āpaḥ) in Indra’s sphere

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (pending verification from RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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