Rig Veda 3.53.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 2

Sukta 3.53

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तिष्ठा सु कं मघवन्मा परा गाः सोमस्य नु त्वा सुषुतस्य यक्षि । पितुर्न पुत्रः सिचमा रभे त इन्द्र स्वादिष्ठया गिरा शचीवः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.53.2

Transliteration

tíṣṭhā su káṃ maghavan mā́ parā́ gāḥ | sómasya nú tvā súsutasya yakṣi | pitúr ná putráḥ sícam ā́ rabhé ta índra svā́diṣṭhayā girā́ śacīvaḥ ||

Translation

Yahin ruko, tum jo bahut dete ho, mat jao. Abhi Soma taiyaar hai, tumhe bulata hoon. Jaise beta baap ke paas jaata hai, main tumhare paas aaya hoon. Meri baat meethi hai, tum taakat ke malik ho.

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Word by Word

• तिष्ठ: stand; stay
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (√स्था)

• सु: well; indeed
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (upasarga/avyaya)

• कम्: what?; why?
• कम्: Karma (adverbial accusative: ‘why?/what for?’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (kim-prātipadika)

• मघवन्: O bountiful one (Indra)
• मघवन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (prātipadika)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (prohibitive particle)

• परा: away; forth
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (upasarga/avyaya)

• गाः: go
• गाः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गा (√गा)

• सोमस्य: of Soma
• सोमस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (prātipadika)

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (particle)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronominal base त्व-)

• सुषुतस्य: well-pressed
• सुषुतस्य: Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: सु-√सु (√सु ‘press, extract’) → सुषुत (PPP) (prātipadika)

• यक्षि: worship; offer sacrifice to
• यक्षि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (√यज्)

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (prātipadika)

• न: like; as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (particle)

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Kartā (of रभे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (prātipadika)

• सिचमा: I attach myself (indeed)
• सिचमा: —
• Type: Verb + particle
• Root: सिच् (√सिच्) + मा (enclitic particle)

• रभे: I seize; I take hold
• रभे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रभ् (√रभ्)

• त: to you; of you
• त: Sampradāna/Sambandha (to/for you; of you)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (enclitic pronominal base)

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

• स्वादिष्ठया: with the sweetest
• स्वादिष्ठया: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादिष्ठ (superlative adj. from √स्वद् ‘be sweet’) (prātipadika)

• गिरा: with (my) song/voice
• गिरा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गीर् (prātipadika)

• शचीवः: O possessor of might/power (Indra)
• शचीवः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: शचीवत् (prātipadika)