Rig Veda 1.10.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.10
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (trad.)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.10; verse-level confirmation may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुविवृतं सुनिरजमिन्द्र त्वादातमिद्यशः । गवामप व्रजं वृधि कृणुष्व राधो अद्रिवः ॥
Transliteration
suvivṛ́taṃ sunirájam índra tvā́dātam íd yáśaḥ | gavā́m ápa vrajáṃ vṛ́dhi kṛṇuṣvá rā́dho adrivaḥ ||
Translation
हे इंद्र, तुम्हारी देन से जो बड़ाई है, वो हमारे लिए रास्ता खोलता है। हमारे लिए गायों का डेरा बड़ा कर दो। अच्छी चीज़ें सामने लाओ, ताकि हमें मिल जाएँ।
Word by Word
सु-विवृतम्well-opened, fully opened
सु-विवृतम्:
Karma (object-qualifier; predicate to the object ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविवृत (वि+√वृ/√वृञ् ‘to cover/open’; PPP ‘opened, uncovered’) with उपसर्ग सु-
सु-निरजम्well-cleared / well-driven-open
सु-निरजम्:
Karma (object-qualifier; with ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरज (निर्+√अज् ‘to drive’ > ‘driving out/clearing’; adjectival stem) with सु-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Address) —
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (object of ‘आदातम्’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)
आ-दातम्grant! bestow!
आ-दातम्:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Rootआ+√दा (to give/take; here ‘to grant/bestow’)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (particle)
यशःglory, fame
यशः:
Karma (what is to be granted)
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, forth (as preverb)
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (preverb/particle)
व्रजम्enclosure, pen (cows’ stall)
व्रजम्:
Karma (object of ‘वृधि/कृणुष्व’)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
वृधिincrease! strengthen!
वृधि:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (to grow/increase; also ‘to make grow, strengthen’)
कृणुष्वmake! do (for yourself/us)!
कृणुष्व:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (to do/make) — Vedic middle imperative formation
राधःbounty, gift, wealth
राधः:
Karma (object of ‘कृणुष्व’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिवःO Adrivah (stone-/bolt-wielder)
अद्रिवः:
(Address) —
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone-possessing’, i.e., wielder of the thunderbolt/press-stones)
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