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Rig Veda 1.51.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 51, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.51

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 1.51)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for many Indra hymns; this verse is in longer cadence than gāyatrī)

अभि त्यं मेषं पुरुहूतमृग्मियमिन्द्रं गीर्भिर्मदता वस्वो अर्णवम् । यस्य द्यावो न विचरन्ति मानुषा भुजे मंहिष्ठमभि विप्रमर्चत ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.51.1

abhí tyáṃ méṣaṃ puruhūtám ṛgmíyam índraṃ gī́rbhir madata vā́svo arṇavám | yásya dyā́vo ná vícaranti mā́nuṣā bhujé maṃhíṣṭham abhí vípram arcata ||

इंद्र देव बहुत बड़े हैं। लोग उन्हे गाना गाके बुलाते हैं। वो समुंदर जैसा गहरा हैं। इंसान उनकी पूरी बात समझ नहीं सकता। रिशि लोग उनकी पूजा करते हैं। वो हमे बहुत कुछ देते हैं।

अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्यम्that (him)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेषम्ram; (epithet) the ram-like one
मेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतम्much-invoked
पुरुहूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + √हू ‘to call’)
ऋग्मियम्worthy of hymns; hymn-delighting
ऋग्मियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऋग्मिय (प्रातिपदिक; ऋक् + -मिय)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith songs/hymns
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर्/गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदतlet (him) rejoice / be exhilarated
मदत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मदँ ‘to be exhilarated’)
वस्वःof wealth; of the good (treasure)
वस्वः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवम्flood, ocean, surge
अर्णवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावःthe heavens
द्यावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
विचरन्तिmove about, roam
विचरन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवि + √चर् (चरँ ‘to move, roam’)
मानुषाःmen, mortals
मानुषाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
भुजेin/at the arm; on the arm (i.e., in his might)
भुजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘arm’)
मंहिष्ठम्most bountiful
मंहिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमंहिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; मंह् ‘bounty’ + -इष्ठ superl.)
अभिtowards
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
विप्रम्inspired sage, poet-priest
विप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चतpraise (you all), sing to
अर्चत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् (अर्चँ ‘to praise, sing’)

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