Rig Veda 2.29.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 29, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.29
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa, Aditi; also Indra-Maruts (collective invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
किमू नु वः कृणवामापरेण किं सनेन वसव आप्येन । यूयं नो मित्रावरुणादिते च स्वस्तिमिन्द्रामरुतो दधात ॥
Transliteration
kím ū́ nu vaḥ kṛṇavāmā́pareṇa kím sánena vasavo ā́pyena | yūyáṃ no mitrā́varuṇā́dite ca svastím indrā́maruto dadhāta ||
Translation
Hum tumhare liye aur kya karein, paise se kya fayda? Mitra, Varuna aur Aditi, tum humein theek rakhna. Indra aur Marut devta bhi humein shanti dein.
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊँindeed/then
ऊँ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊँ (निपात)
नुnow/then
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
वःof you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
कृणवामshall we do/make
कृणवाम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अपरेणwith another (means)
अपरेण:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सनेनby gain/with acquisition
सनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्राप्ति/लाभ’)
वसवःO Vasus (gods)
वसवः:
Sambodhana (addressed) / Kartā (in sense)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
आप्येनwith what is fitting/beneficial (to you)
आप्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootआप्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जल/आपः-सम्बद्ध, प्राप्तव्य/हितकर’)
यूयम्you
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नःus / for us
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मित्रावरुणO Mitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुण:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व)
अदितेO Aditi
अदिते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (देवीनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
स्वस्तिम्well-being, welfare
स्वस्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रामरुतःO Indra and Maruts
इन्द्रामरुतः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (plural deity group)
Rootइन्द्र + मरुत् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व)
दधातplace/grant
दधात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
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